Chapter 454

Tyler’s eyes held a hint of amusement.

Rachel, at her core, was still quite traditional. Last night had technically been her first time with Tyler, and she wasn’t nearly as bold or shameless as he was when it came to talking about such things.

Tyler was different. He had never known shame. There was nothing he couldn’t say with a straight face.

Rachel suddenly realized that if she didn’t want to get completely overpowered by Tyler, she’d have to grow a thicker skin than his.

With a look of disdain, she muttered, “Your kissing skills aren’t that great, either. It’s pretty average.”

Instead of being provoked, Tyler just smiled, as if she had said exactly what he was hoping for.

Rachel frowned slightly. Something about that smile didn’t sit right with her. It had the air of a trap that had just been sprung.

The next second, Tyler leaned down, pulled her in by the waist, and kissed her again. He murmured, “Well then, if I’m so bad at it, we’d better keep practicing.”

Rachel didn’t even have time to react before the kiss had her spinning and completely swept away.

Honestly, it was embarrassingly easy for her to get lost in his touch. She seriously doubted that Tyler had never been in a relationship before.

He had said as much, but the way he moved, the way he kissed, and the way he touched her, it was impossible to believe he was inexperienced. His skill left her defenseless, even when her rational mind screamed at her to stop.

But her body never listened.

Only when Rachel heard someone knocking at the door did she snap back to reality. The sudden sense of being caught red-handed made her instinctively shove Tyler away.

She looked down and realized with horror that at some point, two or three buttons of her blouse had come undone, exposing her fair collarbones. She quickly fastened them.

Tyler’s shirt was just a bit wrinkled, especially around the waist, and Rachel could tell those wrinkles had come from her grabbing him, even if she had no memory of doing it.

She never imagined she would lose herself like that.

The door opened.

Sheryn stepped in and immediately froze at the scene before her, eyes wide, pointing at Tyler and Rachel.

“Y–You two? Cousin, who is this woman?”

This was Rachel’s first time meeting Sheryn. From the woman’s aura alone, Rachel could tell that Sheryn was no ordinary visitor. She didn’t seem like someone dropping by to check on family. It was more like someone who had come to catch them in the act.

But she had called Tyler her cousin.

Weren’t close blood relations supposed to rule out romantic involvement? Rachel had always thought close cousins couldn’t legally marry.

Tyler calmly readjusted his necktie, clearly annoyed by the interruption, and gave Sheryn a flat look. “What are you doing here?”

“I came to check on you. I heard you’ve been busy lately, so I brought you some chicken soup.”

The way Sheryn looked at Rachel was openly hostile. She knew very well that Tyler had never kept women around him. She was one of the few who could get close. For a long time, Sheryn had been working hard, studying and improving herself, hoping to be someone worthy of standing beside Tyler.

Yet, in the blink of an eye, another woman had already taken her place.

Tyler finished straightening his clothes. Rachel knew he was particular about these things. He was even borderline obsessive.

He cast a quick glance at the chicken soup before looking at Rachel’s pale face.

“Leave the soup. I’ll drink it later.”

Sheryn immediately lit up with joy when she heard that. Her mood flipped from gloomy to bright in an instant, and she beamed.

“Really? You’ll drink my chicken soup? Why won’t you drink it now?”

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