<b>Chapter </b><b>290</b><b>. </b>


    A sinking feeling crept up Rachel’s spine.


    The moment William grabbed her wrist, a sharp pain shot through her bones. She frowned and stared at his back as he dragged her outside.


    “William, let go! You’re hurting me!”


    But hepletely ignored her, pulling her out into the courtyard before finally letting go.


    Rachel almost teared up from the pain. She immediately rubbed her aching joint. The anger inside her was starting to build too. She had no idea what could’ve made him this furious.


    “What is wrong with you?” she demanded.


    William’s expression was tense. He started signing furiously, his gestures harsh and deliberate. It was almost as if he was afraid she’d miss a single word and misunderstand him.


    “Your sister is already seeing Tyler, and you’re still nning to mess around with him?”


    Rachel flinched. She rubbed the throbbing red mark on her skin.


    He was making no sense. What did he mean by messing around with Tyler?


    Yes, things between her and Tyler wereplicated, but it wasn’t like what William was thinking.


    She shook out her hand and turned away. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”


    <b>11 </b>


    William stared at her in such a way that felt like he would devour her. His voice was soft, but the fury in his tone was impossible to miss.


    “Howard said you slept with Tyler. Is it true?”


    Rachel had heard that usation so many times now, it barely fazed her. Honestly, she was exhausted by it.


    She had thought that after Tyler and Yvette stirred up such a big scene, William would’ve stopped doubting her. She didn’t care about whether he believed her, because the moment he had chosen to distrust her, their rtionship had already started to


    deteriorate.


    This constant questioning only deepened that crack.


    She didn’t bother denying it anymore.


    “Think what you want. You wouldn’t believe me even if I said otherwise.”


    William’s expression darkened. “So you’re not even going to exin? Because you know there’s nothing to exin, or because the truth really is what it looks like?


    “Do you realize what kind of scandal this would be if word got out about you and Tyler? This isn’t a only one ruined. Our entire family would go down with you!”


    You wouldn’t be the


    Rachel hadn’t nned to argue with him anymore. But sometimes, she just couldn’t swallow the bitterness. She took a deep breath and met his gaze. “Tell me the truth. Are you upset because you still care about me and can’t stand the thought of me being with another man?


    “Or is it just because Tyler has beef with your family, and if I get caught up in a scandal with him, it’ll hurt the Lewis family’s image? And threaten your CEO title.”


    As she said it<b>, </b>something else urred to her, and her voice turned colder.


    “Oh, right. You still have that dear uncle of yours. He’s always been a ticking time bomb for you<b>, </b>hasn’t he?”


    For a split second, surprise flickered in William’s eyes. It was quickly reced by rising anger. He stormed forward, grabbed her shoulders, and spun her to face him. “Is that really what you think of me?”