Chapter 475
Rachel shuddered, goosebumps rising all over her arms.
“No thanks.”
She was genuinely curious about the reason behind his stunning level of energy. Was he naturally that filled with stamina, or had he been deprived of a woman’s company for far too long?
Tyler opened the car door and instinctively reached a hand out to hold Rachel, but she dodged it.
“I can get in the car myself. I’m not that weak.”
Tyler glanced at the lower half of her body, his eyes turning darker.
“Sure, you’re not that weak,” he agreed, “but the doctor advised you to stay in bed and get enough rest. Here you are, running around, ignoring his reminders. Seems like your condition isn’t that severe, after all.”
He rested an elbow on the roof of the car and bent forward to draw close to Rachel.
“Ms. Lloyd, are you putting on an act just so you can avoid getting intimate with me?”
Hearing his ridiculous claim, Rachel was glad that they weren’t in a genuine relationship. His tongue had a knack for giving her a coronary.
News of her premature death might hit the headlines.
The cause of death? Murdered by her other half’s sharp tongue.
She reached out to grab the door handle and gave Tyler a sideways glance before pulling the car door closed and squeezing him out.
Tyler walked around the car and settled in the driver’s seat before broaching another topic. “My father is celebrating his birthday in two days’ time. Come with me for the celebration.”
Rachel was completely caught off guard. “So fast?”
She hadn’t mentally prepared herself.
Tyler drove toward his apartment. “It’s only a matter of time.”
Rachel clasped her hands tight, thinking that it may not be a bad idea after all. The objective behind the agreement she struck with Tyler was to make his father give up on trying to pair him up with other women.
Fulfilling her end of the agreement would relieve her of some of the burden on her shoulders.
There was one thing Rachel had to remind him of.
“Let me make this clear. I can bear with your family’s attitude for your sake, but if they go overboard like your aunt, don’t blame me if I can’t hold myself back.”
Tyler chuckled. “Do you think I’ll let you hold yourself back, given my temperament? Go ahead and unleash your wrath. I’ll clean up your mess if necessary.”
Tyler’s words relieved Rachel. She had been worried that Tyler’s family may end up stricter than William’s, given how wealthy and influential it was.
When she was part of the Lewis family, she suffered so much under the hands of Cassandra. That woman often mocked her and made things difficult for her, all of which she tolerated for William’s sake.
After William decided to be with his first love, realization dawned on Rachel that her tolerance only worsened his behavior.
Eventually, after she almost landed in a vegetative state and had a close brush with death twice, she gave up on love.
Chapter 475
She didn’t doubt that true love existed, but she now believed that love was ever-changing.
Since then, she told herself that whether or not she ended up with another partner in the future, she would never shortchange herself.
Over the next few days, Rachel was held captive in Tyler’s apartment as though she were in jail.
He even hired a maid to look after her every need.
Wanda was lovely, her face ever so kind and gentle. Her eyes twinkled with quiet joy, and she spoke very politely.
It reminded Rachel of her grandmother.
She never understood why a lovely woman like her grandmother ended up with a man as vicious as her grandfather. Since her grandmother’s disappearance, Rachel never saw her grandfather make any attempt to find the poor old woman.
Rachel heard nothing from him, as though he was pretending her grandmother had never existed.
Tyler lifted a hand and rested it on Rachel’s forehead, the warmth of his palm giving her a sense of security she had never felt over the past few years.
“What else are you concerned about? Tell me about it.”
Rachel shook her head. “Nothing.”
But…
She looked at Tyler’s hand, resting on her forehead.
Why did it feel like he was touching her the same way he did Ray?