William clenched his fist , his feet rooted to the ground as a chill seled over his brows . " Mr. Hunt , you know our relationship . You can't touch Rachel . " " Settle scores with Howard before talking to me , and solve your dann problems before I go to your grandfather about it ! " Tyler roared . Smoke billowed from his lips , circling him , veiling the frustration on his face . Given Tyler's temperament , William knew that pestering him further would only make things worse . He had said everything there was to say . Just as he turned to leave , Tyler's voice rang in the air once more . " William , don't assume that everyone is as vile as you are . I won't have anything to do with married women . That's my baseline . At that , William's tense shoulders finally relaxed . He trusted Tyler's words . The fact that Tyler clarified that meant that he truly was innocent . Very soon , William left in his car . Tyler shot William a last look of disdain before glancing at the door upstairs that was " Come on out . " still tightly shut . Rachel pulled the door open and stood right there , her face pale as a ghost . She walked stiffly down the stairs . Tyler noticed her expression . " Heard everything ? " " Yeah ... " Rachel nodded mechanically . Irritation grew in Tyler's chest when he saw the vast difference in her attitude . Just minutes ago , she had been so eager and full of spirit . Yet now , she looked so defeated and despondent . " I'd prefer it if you had remained deaf . " That way , she could hear no evil . Rachel didn't expect William to come knocking on Tyler's door to question him about what had happened that night . Tyler's words hit the nail on the head , piercing her heart and leaving it bleeding . Howard must have said something to William to make him come running here . Yet , instead of settling the scores with Howard, William chose to come looking for Tyler . Shouldn't William be making Howard pay the price for what he did ? Howard was the one who drugged her , not Tyler . Would William just let things slide if Samantha had been drugged instead of Rachel ? Certainly not ! Rachel smiled bitterly to herself . She looked like she had fallen into a pit of despair ; although the initial shock had faded , her heart was heavy with disappointment . She simply found it laughable how she was suddenly seeing so many sides of William that she had never seen before . Snapping back to reality , Rachel looked at Tyler and said calmly , " Thank you , Mr. Hunt . I'll amend the proposal according to what you said , but I need to trouble you for one more thing . " Tyler combed his fingers through his hair irritably . " Why do you have so many demands ? Let me make myself clear . This isn't something that just one meal can make up for . Make it two . " Chapter 40 . +25 BONUS That feigned calculative look on his face amused Rachel . " You're the CEO of LS Enterprise , for goodness ' sake . Why do you keep trying to fleece me out of a meal ? It's not like you can't afford it . " Given Tyler's status , he was probably tired of all sorts of exotic delicacies and luxurious feasts . Tyler stubbed his cigarette out and stuck his hands in his pockets , devil - may - care attitude reflected in his cynical eyes . "You don't understand . Food tastes better when someone else pays for it . " Conversely , Rachel could understand where he was coming from . wa treat . that food tastes better when it's someone else's She agreed to it readily . " Count on me , but I'm relying on you to resolve this as soon as you can . Ideally , within three days . " Tyler shook his head with a chuckle and tutted . " Tsk , tsk , tsk ! It's Rachel shrugged at his quip and chuckled bitterly . " What else do you expect ? That I'd be like other women , running home crying and questioning him as to why he doesn't trust me even after being together for seven years ? " That would be way too embarrassing . Today's Bonus Offer