Chapter 29 Rachel's fingers twitched slightly against the documents she was reviewing . Samantha hurried to explain , " Rachel , please don't misunderstand ! It's just , given your current … delicate position , William can't afford to show you favoritism . Imagine the gossip if people thought he gave you special treatment as his wife . " Rachel withdrew her gaze with a quiet , humorless smile . Right . Taking her along would raise eyebrows , but taking Samantha ? Perfectly acceptable . Rachel forced her thoughts back into order and said , " Go ahead . I email you the compiled files later . " Samantha smiled brightly . " I knew you'd understand ! I'll get William to bring you coffee when we're done . " With that , Samantha bounced out of the room , leaving Rachel to chuckle bitterly . It was amazing how fast someone's " severe injury " could heal when they wanted it to . By the time Rachel finished organizing everything , it was already 10pm , and William hadn't called her once . She took a cab back alone . With only a few days left before her departure , it was time to pack and tie up loose ends . Upon returning home , Rachel's first act was to sell the ring William had given her , along with every luxury gift he had ever bought for her . All of it went up on a secondhand marketplace . At this point, those items were just worth money to her . Nothing more . She carefully packed her favorite clothes into a suitcase , then glanced at the photo on her desk . It was from college , back when they were together . She stood in front , with William behind her , looking at her with such love in his eyes . Even though it was just a picture , she could still feel the love he had for her . Yet , when standing face - to - face with the living man himself now , she couldn't feel any of that . All she saw was emptiness and fake smiles . When William came back , he noticed the suitcase right away . His face shifted , and he hurried into the room . Rachel had just finished selling the items William had given her , and the money was already being transferred to her account . He sat down beside her , his expression softer now , no longer the coldness from earlier in the day . He gently squeezed her arm , a touch that felt strangely out of place . " What's all this ? Are you planning to go somewhere ? " he asked . Rachel glanced at her phone , watching the transfer notification pop up . The amount was 800,000 . She cou the things she had sold weren't just material objects ; it was as though she was selling away her love too . " It's nothing , just some old clothes I don't need anymore , " she calmly replied . help but feel like William didn't ask any more questions and instead grabbed the paper bag next to him . " I saw your favorite pastry and coffee when I was out buying gifts for the business partners . Samantha promised she'd bring your coffee today , so I got two cups . " Rachel fought back a bitter laugh . In the past , William would never have let her drink coffee at night because of her bad sleep habits . She gently pushed the bag away . " I'm not feeling well , 1 don't want the coffee . " " Just take a sip , " William insisted . But before Rachel could respond , William's phone buzzed , and a video call from Samantha popped up . To Rachel's surprise , he answered it right in front of her . Samantha appeared on the screen , waving her hand with excitement . " William ! Did Rachel drink the coffee ? You've got to tell her that we waited for two hours to get it ! At least have her try a sip " Rachel had never seen someone so insistent about watching her enabling this absurdity made it even more infuriating . She bit back her irritation and deflected , " I'll drink it later . " But Samantha's face changed immediately . She frowned and her " William , does Rachel think I asked too much of her this afterno mean to make things hard for her . I feel really bad about her losi Rachel had never seen someone so insistent about watching her dink in real time , and the fact that William was actively enabling this absurdity made it even more infuriating . She bit back her irritation and deflected , " I'll drink it later . " But Samantha's face changed immediately . She frowned and her voice softened , almost as if she were on the verge of tears . " William , does Rachel think I asked too much of her this afternoon ? Did I upset her ? If she's angry , she can just tell me . I didn't mean to make things hard for her . I feel really bad about her losing her position … Could you explain to her , William ? "