Chapter 400

Things were different now. Her time with the company was up, so there was no reason for them to keep hiding her personal information. At this point, if Tyler wanted to investigate, it would be child’s play.

Rachel thought about her current contract. It wasn’t complete yet. Not acknowledging the message might come off as impolite. Besides, Tyler was sitting right beside her. There was no room to refuse anyway.

After weighing her options, Rachel decided to avoid trouble and acknowledged it. A moment later, a transfer notification popped up on her screen. Rachel glanced at the amount. It was ten thousand!

She turned to Tyler and reminded him, “This shampoo isn’t that expensive.” The money he sent was enough to buy at least ten bottles of it.

Tyler waved it off casually. “Then use the rest to buy whatever you need. Personal care products or whatever.”

Rachel’s guard instantly went up. She looked at him warily. “Do I still need to stay overnight at your place?”

Tyler responded matter-of-factly, “If I have meetings that go until midnight, do you plan to go home in the middle of the night?”

Rachel actually didn’t want to stay at Tyler’s house. A single man and a single woman under one roof–people would talk. Not to mention, William still hadn’t given up on her, and Howard had suffered a major loss at her hands today. With his spoiled, entitled personality, there was no way Howard would just let that go.

In the end, Rachel refused Tyler’s offer. “There’s no need. I’ll buy a car soon. I can drive home at night.”

Tyler raised an eyebrow. “Quite the big spender, aren’t you?”

Rachel responded earnestly, “My dad probably won’t recover so soon. I’ll likely have to stay here for some time. A car’s not a bad investment.”

If she didn’t end up needing it, she could always give it to Cecilia. That would help Cecilia with picking up the kids at school. But a more pressing problem was Cecilia’s job.

William knew now that Cecilia was on Rachel’s side, so he would never take her back. Given his petty nature, he might even go so far as to smear her reputation in the industry, making it even harder for her to get hired again.

+15 BONUS

Tyler quickly picked up on what was unsaid, and his gaze turned serious. “Are you still planning to leave?”

Rachel pursed her lips. “If my dad passes in the end, I won’t have any ties left here. Staying would be pointless.”

Tyler’s voice turned cold. “Whatever else happens, you will finish the contract.”

“I know.”

Rachel knew Tyler well enough. He wasn’t someone who tolerated half-done work. She had heard a story before. Once, Lloyd Enterprise had a project mid-progress when the project lead died in a car crash. The collaborating company was sympathetic and said that, under the circumstances, they would be open to terminating the deal. After all, no one else could quite grasp the project lead’s creative direction. Everyone in the company thought it best to let the project go. Everyone, that is, except Tyler. He insisted on completing it. He spent two weeks, including four all-nighters, reconstructing the rest of the plan himself.

Rachel’s phone suddenly rang. It was Cecilia. She swiped to answer. “Cecilia? What’s up?”

“Rachel, William reported your dad! I just got word that it’s all over our circle now. He claimed that on a past project, your dad used materials with dangerously high levels of formaldehyde. Now, a bunch of people who came into contact with it are in the hospital. You have to do something now!”