Chapter 291

Rachel let William shake her without resistance. A faint smile appeared on her face. Her voice was so calm it was hard to tell what she was really feeling.

“Then tell me, William, what kind of person are you?”

This was the man who’d been with her for seven years. A man who used to treat her with such tenderness and care, who even claimed he’d give his life for her.

Maybe even that had been a lie.

She didn’t even want to ask him about what had really happened back then with the fire. William would never tell her the truth. They had chosen to hide it from her from the very beginning. There was no way they’d come clean now.

But part of her still wanted to know. If William wasn’t the one who saved her, who had?

She ran through every possibility in her mind, but she still couldn’t think of anyone.

William suddenly found the woman in front of him almost unrecognizable. She was still Rachel, but not the Rachel he thought he knew.

“Rachel, what’s going on with you? Did something happen? Just tell me. We’re supposed to face things together, remember? That’s what we promised each other.”

But Rachel had long lost the desire to confide in him. It felt meaningless now.

She shook her shoulder free from his grip. “I’m fine. Just stop being so paranoid, that’s all.”

With that, she coldly averted her gaze. Not saying another word, she turned to leave.

William’s jaw clenched tightly. The sight of her walking away with such indifference ignited the fury building inside him.

He strode forward and tried to grab her again. “Rachel, you’re not leaving until you explain!”

“Let go!” Rachel didn’t raise her voice, but William’s grip on her wrist was too strong, pressing right on the same spot from before. The pain flared again, making her cry out instinctively.

By now, William’s anger had completely overtaken his reason. Rachel struggled against him, and when he finally let go, it was too sudden.

She was still trying to tug out of his grip, and as he suddenly released her, she fell.

“Rachel!” William lunged forward to reach for her, but it was too late.

Rachel fell straight back, the back of her head hitting a jagged rock with a sickening thud. A sharp pain shot through her skull. The darkness swallowed her whole.

She lost consciousness instantly.

The commotion outside quickly drew everyone from inside the house. A group rushed out and froze at the scene. Rachel was lying motionless on the ground.

Jim’s face went pale as he ran over in a panic. “Rachel! What happened to you?”

Sasha screamed in horror when she saw the blood spreading across the ground. She clamped a hand over her mouth. “Blood. Jim, there’s so much blood!”

Jim followed her gaze to his palm and only then realized it was covered in warm blood. His hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

He whipped around to the stunned maids. “What are you all standing around for? Call an ambulance!”

That snapped them out of it. One of the maids rushed back inside to call emergency services.

But just as chaos began to erupt, a calm voice cut through the noise.

“An ambulance will take too long. We have to get her to the hospital now. Bring me a clean cloth to stop the bleeding.”

“Y–Yes! Right away!”

A maid quickly brought over gauze, and someone pressed it firmly to the back of Rachel’s head. Tyler scooped her into his arms and headed outside.

“Tyler-”