Chapter 545

Tyler didn’t say much. He just let out a low hum, almost like he was going to make another joke.

“Go on, tell me what you’re thinking. Though, I do know a little about the fire you were caught in back then.”

Rachel couldn’t help but start recalling the past.

“I remember seeing someone in the fire, but I couldn’t make out the face clearly, so I couldn’t be sure it was William. And when I woke up, he was by my side, but there wasn’t a single burn or scratch on him. That just seemed off.”

It had been a massive fire. How could someone walk away from it completely unharmed?

If no one had rescued her, Rachel was certain she would’ve died in there. Yet William didn’t have any injuries. It didn’t make sense.

He had claimed he was wearing protective gear, which helped shield him from the worst of the flames. It was why Rachel didn’t question it at the time. Besides, it hadn’t even occurred to her back then that something might be off.

Who would lie about something like that?

But after everything that had just happened–how William had lied to her about the barbecue shop owner, how he had impersonated Tyler–she was beginning to question everything.

If he could go that far just to deceive her, what else was he capable of?

Meanwhile, Tyler stood there with his hands still in his pockets, casually tossing fish food into the pond like he had all the time in the world.

“So? What are you getting at? The person who saved you wasn’t him, but someone else?”

Rachel wasn’t certain. But after today, the seed of doubt had taken root, and she couldn’t help but suspect it might’ve been Tyler.

Too bad she had no proof. There was no clear reason, either. It was just a hunch stirred up by what she had witnessed earlier.

She couldn’t exactly come right out and ask Tyler, “Hey, were you the one who saved me back then?” That would be too abrupt.

So she tried to probe gently, hoping he might say something on his own.

Rachel nodded. “I want to find out who really saved me that day.”

“And if it turns out it was someone else?” Tyler asked, suddenly leaning close to her.

His breath was warm on her face. Rachel found herself staring straight into those deep, dark eyes of his—eyes that sometimes felt like black holes, pulling her in the longer she looked.

She held his gaze for a moment, her heart pounding. She couldn’t tell if he was testing her or just genuinely curious.

What could she say to get him to reveal some information?

She remembered once seeing a scar on his body. It didn’t look recent–it looked like a burn. But back then, she had never connected it to the fire. It just didn’t cross her mind.

Then, with a sly glint in her eyes, Rachel smiled up at him.

“If someone else really did save me, I guess I’ll just have to marry him. What do you think?”

Tyler’s gaze turned darker, and he leaned in to murmur into her ear. “Rachel, don’t forget that you’re my girlfriend right now. Already looking to trade up, huh?”

Rachel fired back, “It’s not like we’re really dating, we’re just preten-”

Before she could finish her sentence, Tyler suddenly kissed her.

Rachel’s eyes widened, and her mind went blank.

What the hell just happened? Was this an episode triggered by hormones? Was he acting like a dog going into heat?

As she tried to make sense of it, voices drifted over from nearby.

“William, seriously, what are you even thinking? If Rachel really likes Tyler, just let them be together! Everyone’s saying you’re still hung up on her.”

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