Chapter 338

“Well, there you have it. Since I knew yelling wouldn’t help, why would I scream and distract you? That’d just get me killed faster,” Rachel said.

She didn’t care about appearances anymore and slumped right down on the ground.

“Besides, Mr. Hunt, with your current status? If you’re not afraid of dying, why should I be?”

Tyler bent forward slightly. His cold fingers gripped her chin and tilted her face up, forcing her to look at him. Rachel’s beautiful eyes held a mischievous glint. She smiled slyly.

It was still the same face, but nothing like five years ago. Now, there was a fierceness in her and a strength simmering beneath the surface like a lioness who’d finally discovered her claws.

He stared at her intently. The rough pad of his thumb brushed slowly against her jawline. He smiled, but his voice remained flat. “So, you want to pay the penalty and pretend the contract never happened?”

“That’s right. I know the agreement includes a breach clause. I’m willing to pay it in full and call it square.”

Seeing that Tyler had brought up the contract himself, Rachel thought maybe he was open to negotiation.

But he suddenly let go of her and clicked his tongue.

“Do you think you can buy me off that easily?”

Rachel’s brows instantly furrowed. “What’s that supposed to mean, Mr. Hunt?”

A cold, arrogant smile appeared on Tyler’s face, and the air suddenly felt tense around them.

“You still don’t get it, do you?” He said, suddenly leaning in close. “Once you sign a contract with me, it doesn’t end just because you say so. It ends when I say so.”

His breath was hot against her ear, but Rachel felt a chill run down her spine like a bucket of cold water had been poured over her.

His voice echoed in her ears like a spell she couldn’t break.

Rachel’s gaze suddenly turned fiery. “Mr. Hunt, you and I have no personal feud. You don’t have to go this far over a contract.”

Tyler took a few slow steps toward the apartment building. He casually tucked his hands into his pockets. He looked relaxed, but his gaze was cold.

“You’re the one who signed it. I don’t take kindly to people backing out halfway. You signed it, so now you fulfill it.”

Rachel instantly regretted ever agreeing to that contract with Tyler. He was even more difficult than William. She couldn’t help but ask, “Why me?”

Tyler thought for a moment before responding. “Maybe your singing is just terrible enough to knock me out.”

Rachel choked on her breath.

Some things never changed. Tyler’s tongue was still as sharp as ever.

Whatever. She wasn’t planning to stick around anyway. Once she wrapped things up here, she could vanish just like she did five years ago.

Chapter 338

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The moment she thought it, Tyler, as if reading her mind, looked over with a cigarette between his lips and a piercing glare in his eyes.

“Don’t even think about pulling the same stunt again. That trick only works once. If I don’t see you at ten tonight, I’ll drag you over myself.”

Rachel’s face darkened instantly.

Tyler keyed in a code, and the apartment door opened. That was when Rachel realized he’d driven them all the way to his suburban apartment.

“You could’ve at least taken me home!” she called after him.

This was the suburbs. Getting a cab here was nearly impossible. Jim was still waiting for her at the hospital.

Tyler sounded indifferent. “Figure it out yourself.”

The door slammed shut behind him.

Rachel clenched her fists tightly and looked at the long, desolate road stretching ahead.