Rachel refused without hesitation. “Absolutely not. This isn’t the first time William has talked to me like this. Why should I keep putting up with it?”


    She didn’t care about the looks being thrown her way. Her voice was clear and unapologetic.


    “William is going to apologize to me today. Period.”


    William clenched his jaw and raised his voice. “Rachel, you did this on purpose, didn’t you? You got close


    to my uncle and wormed your way into the Lewis family just to get back at me. It seems you still have feelings for me.”


    “William! You’re really pushing it, aren’t you? I’ve been tolerating you, but you clearly don’t know where to draw the line. Do you want me to pull up the videos and messages from before? Remind you exactly what you and Samantha were doing behind Rachel’s back?” Tyler roared.


    His words dropped like a bomb.


    William, just seconds ago puffed up with bravado, suddenly deted.


    Around them, the rtives started whispering.


    “I’d heard something about this before. Wasn’t Samantha William’s ex–girlfriend back in the day? She went overseas, and the two of them broke up.”


    “William ended up marrying Rachel real quick. At some point, Samantha returned.”


    “Sounds like he only married Rachel to get over Samantha.”


    “That’s cold. You don’t use someone like that. That’s not responsible behavior at all.”


    As the conversation took a turn for the worse, William’s expression grew darker.


    Rachel didn’t let up. “William, Samantha. I think we all remember what went down back then. Want me toy it all out again? Or should I just y the recordings and show everyone the videos? Might as well give our guests something juicy to talk about.”


    The veins in William’s forehead bulged. He was shaking with rage as he stepped toward Rachel and raised his hand.


    “Rachel, we used to be married. Do you really want to destroy me in front of everyone like this? Don’t expect me to keep ying nice!”


    He wound up for the p, but Rachel didn’t even flinch. She stared him down.


    Cassandra saw what was about to happen. Her face turned pale.


    “William!”


    But it was toote. His hand was alreadying down. Rachel closed her eyes and braced for the impact,


    but it never came. She suddenly heard William yelling in pain.


    “Ouch!”


    Rachel opened her eyes and saw Tyler gripping William’s wrist so tightly that it might snap right off. There was a cold look in Tyler’s eyes.


    Tyler smiled in a way that sent chills down one’s spine.


    “William, you’ve really lost your mind. Were you going to hit her right in front of me?”


    Crack!


    “Ahh!”


    William’s scream echoed in the courtyard after the sound of bones cracking was heard.


    “William!”


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