PopularNovelChapter 55 "I'll go get changed," Rachel said.
"Oh, yes," William said. "I thought through your suggestion today and I agree that there's no need to fire Cecilia. She's a long-temployee, and firing her over something so trivial might discourage the rest." Rachel almost burst out laughing.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThat was a pretty good excuse! It seemed Samantha didn't tell him about Rachel approaching her earlier today. Without a hitch in her voice, she said, "Thank you, on Cecilia's behalf." William bent over and drew close to Rachel, breathing hot air against her skin. "Why so polite? I know you're close to Cecilia, and she always stands up for you. I don't want to see you upset." Rachel looked calmly at him as he said those words, her heart cold and unaffected. She didn't expose him for rejecting her so blatantly at his office.
"Okay, got it.' William's expression suddenly turned somber. "Shouldn't you explain why you went looking for Tyler? Is there something you two are hiding from me?" Rachel's back stiffened, and her face froze. However, she feigned ignorance. "What did you say just now? I didn't quite understand." William tightened his arm around her waist. His face was achingly familiar, but the fierceness glinting in the depths of his eyes sent a chill down Rachel's spine.
William did strike fear in some; compared to Tyler's aura, he was capable of making one's heart go cold. It wasn't something one could easily control.
Although he was smiling, there was a hint of viciousness in the way his lips curled.
"I asked what was going on between you and Tyler. You're aware of our relationship with LS Enterprise. As the wife of Lewis Enterprise's CEO, you should know that if you get too close to Tyler, I'll becthe butt of everyone's jokes in the commercial world.
"My position in the company isn't guaranteed. If I don't do well, there is every possibility that my grandfather might hand my position over to my uncle. I can't afford for anything to go wrong. Do you understand me?" Rachel had never seen such a look in his eyes-so hideous, ambitious, and vicious.
He looked as though he were on the verge of doing something to her, especially if she dared to allow a scandal between her and Tyler to break out and affect his position in the company.
Rachel stared at William for a few seconds-then bloomed into a bright smile and patted him reassuringly on his shoulders.
"Just listen to you! What could ever happen between Tyler and me? We simply crossed paths the last time, and he savedwhen Howard drugged me. I had to express my gratitude, you know." William looked at her doubtfully. "So you met him to thank him?"
"What else? You've known Tyler longer than me. He's reclusive and evasive It's practically impossible to get to know him on a deeper level."
Rachel had made herself clear; she was a married woman, man clearly not Tyler's type. There was no need for William to worry at all.
Rachel's words finally eased the tension between. William's brows Just then, his phone rang and he answered it right in front of her.
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