Chapter 69

William didn’t seem to have much patience or time left to waste here.

Samantha glanced at Rachel and gave her a slight nod before opening the door to the front passenger seat and settling down in it.

Rachel stood where she was as her heart fell. She took a while to recover, then opened the car door and sat in the back row. For some reason, she suddenly felt a dull pain in her chest and became slightly out of breath.

Just then, Samantha asked William, “Are you able to send me to the airport? My mother is here to visit. I wanted to call a cab, but I didn’t expect you to buy my laptop.”

“No problem, it’s on the way,” he said offhandedly.

Rachel clenched her fists so hard they turned white. Even her lips turned pale. William didn’t ask for her opinion. He didn’t even bother asking her if she had anything on later. She was in his car, but it was as though she were invisible.

“Rachel, I’m so sorry. My mother is here to see me. I probably won’t be in time to hail a cab over. If it’s convenient for you, can you take a cab back?”

Rachel naturally didn’t want to be in the same space as them. She said to William, “Drop me off at the junction right ahead. I feel slightly unwell, so I’ll hail a cab and head to the nearest hospital. I’ll leave my things in your car.”

William looked up at the rearview mirror, through which he could see Rachel not looking too good. “Where do you feel unwell? Why don’t you wait for me to come find you after fetching her mother? Just find a cafe and wait for me there.”

Yet, Rachel told him that she couldn’t wait. A dull pain throbbed in her chest, and she had difficulty breathing. She was suffocating from within, and her heartbeat felt abnormal. She might be in danger of dying right there and then if she didn’t go to a hospital immediately.

She gripped her chest, her voice quavering. “No need, I’ll just hail a cab and go to the hospital right now. You can come and find me later.”

“That works, too.”

Pain continued to throb in Rachel’s chest. In the past, William would immediately send her to the hospital the moment she complained of any discomfort, regardless of how bad it was. Yet now, her health was nothing compared to fetching Samantha’s mother.

William simply dropped Rachel off at the junction up ahead. Coincidentally, Rachel found herself caught in the evening rush hour and couldn’t find a cab even after a long time. The suffocating feeling in her chest felt so intense, she started feeling weak all over until she eventually collapsed on the floor.

Suddenly, a familiar–looking white car stopped by her side. Rachel’s heart skipped a beat. Was William back for her? She struggled to look up–when she saw Tyler, the light in her eyes dimmed.

Tyler noticed the subtle change in Rachel’s eyes. He scoffed, the tone in his voice chilling as usual.

“What? You look disappointed to see me. Thought I was William, who came running back with his conscience pricked after heartlessly leaving with his lover?”

Rachel didn’t know why she always bumped into Tyler when she was down in the dumps. They probably had an unresolved grudge in their past lives. She said self–derisively, “People sometimes really have no self–respect in imagining things that could never happen.”

Tyler crossed his arms with feigned disappointment.

“You’re so rigid. Shouldn’t you be impressed by how romantic I am to wait here specifically for you?” he said lazily.