Chapter 378

William had to admit, Rachel was more charming than before. Her style of dress had changed, too. She had a more mature aura about her, and the sharp confidence in her eyes elevated her elegance and poise.

William bent down and whispered into her ear, “Rachel, you’ve fooled me so thoroughly the past few years. We still stand a chance now, though. As long as you agree to be with me once more, I can take back what I just announced to everyone.”

Rachel’s eyes dimmed as her heart clenched in her chest. A fire started burning in her. She smirked derisively at William. “William Lewis, your wife is right here. How shameless must you be to say something like that?”

William didn’t find his words at all ridiculous. “That divorce we got back then was against my will. You knew I had to deal with things at the company, as well as the negative influence your departure caused the Lewis family.”

He looked so emotional as he spoke. Instead of being moved, Rachel felt glad she had left him. She cast him a look of disgust. “Cut it out. If you get so engrossed with your acting, I’m afraid you might just end up taking yourself seriously!”

William’s face fell. He met the cold, hard look on Rachel’s face. “Are you saying no to me?”

Rachel’s eyes narrowed. “Are you asking me to be your illicit lover?”

“Don’t make it sound so nasty. Now that you’ve returned, you don’t have anyone else to rely on. I can let our past grudges rest on account of us being together for so many years. We can still care for each other.”

Rachel nodded pensively; she brushed past William and glanced at Samantha, who was standing right behind her. Samantha was glaring at her, as if trying to pierce through her with her gaze. All of a sudden, Rachel felt invigorated. Once, she had glared at them with such fury. Yet now, the tables had turned. Samantha was barely holding herself back. As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. Rachel used to spend countless days and nights looking at William and Samantha being all lovey-dovey with each other. They did it so blatantly, right in front of her. However, she didn’t have the time to play games with William right now.

She turned back to William, her voice dripping with disgust. “William, what makes you think that I’d want a filthy man like you? Every night I shared a bed with you, the thought of the filthy things you and Samantha did repulsed me so!”

Rachel’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. They looked at William with strange expressions. William didn’t expect Rachel to fall out with him so quickly, and in front of so many people to boot. He pursed his lips, veins popping on his forehead. The smugness in his eyes gave way to hideous viciousness.

“Since you refuse to take the easy way, we’ll just have to do it the hard way. Don’t blame me for disregarding our past marriage!”

Rachel’s brows furrowed, a sense of foreboding filling her heart. “What do you want?”