Chapter 487 +15 BONUS

“Yeah. I want to hear just how twisted he supposedly is,” Tyler said as he lay on his side, propping up his head.

Rachel looked at his posture. He didn’t look like someone getting ready to sleep at all. It was obvious he planned to keep her up all night talking.

He wasn’t seriously expecting her to tell stories all night, was he?

Rachel wasn’t stupid. She tested the waters with a question. “Are you planning to sleep soon?”

“Don’t mind me,” Tyler replied. “Just tell your story.”

Rachel knew Tyler was sharp. A direct approach might make her seem overly defensive, so she decided to follow his lead instead.

“But don’t you already know William’s uncle? You’ve met him, right? Shouldn’t you be the one telling me about him?”

Tyler gazed at her calmly. “You’ve probably heard people say he’s elusive. Have you ever seen me with him?”

Rachel thought about it carefully. She really hadn’t.

She didn’t dare make things up in front of Tyler. He might be speaking casually, but who knew what his actual relationship with William’s uncle was? If he went around repeating what she said, she’d be digging her own grave.

“We were just speculating for fun. Maybe it’s better if you don’t listen to this kind of thing.”

“It’s fine. I want to hear it.”

He sounded like he didn’t care, but his tone carried a subtle pressure.

Rachel had spent enough time around Tyler to get a read on how he operated. She decided to give a fair warning first.

“You’re the one who asked, okay? This isn’t me gossiping on my own. Don’t go around repeating this later.”

Tyler replied coolly, “Mm.”

Rachel had no choice but to continue with what she remembered.

“People say William’s uncle never appears in public. Everyone thinks he’s this mysterious guy who comes and goes without ever being seen.

“Some say he’s a deformed psycho or something. I even heard he’s really antisocial and hates interacting with people. Isn’t that textbook shut-in behavior?

“When I was a kid, our neighbor was like that. They had a child, but we never saw them. The family wasn’t poor either, so it’s not like they couldn’t afford school or something.

“But late at night, you could hear the kid crying, and the whole neighborhood thought the place was haunted.

“Then one day, a friend we were playing with kicked a ball over their wall and climbed in to get it. He accidentally saw the kid. He had two heads. Like, literally, two heads sharing one body.”

Rachel still remembered it vividly. That moment from her childhood gave her chills even now.

Tyler listened with mild interest.

“It’s probably a genetic issue. I’ve seen news stories like that. Some women get pregnant with twins, but due to poor nutrition and genetic mutation, the twins don’t split properly. You get one body with two heads. They can technically live together like that, though it’s a bit tricky. As they grow, one may start rejecting the other.”

Rachel blinked.

“Wait, so I’m just asking out of curiosity, but if they ever got into an argument, wouldn’t they just be yelling at each other with no way to walk away?”

That line made Tyler laugh. His raspy chuckle rang out in the quiet room. It was surprisingly pleasant to the ear.

Rachel suddenly had a thought.

Aside from his annoying mouth, this man really was perfect in every other way. He looked like something painstakingly sculpted by the heavens themselves.

She didn’t even think what she had said was that funny, but Tyler was laughing so hard that his entire body was shaking as he leaned into her. His chest vibrated with each breath, and the strands of his hair brushed lightly against the skin on her wrist.

It tickled.