Chapter 567

Thomas raised his voice. “This woman isn’t right for you!”

Tyler refused to back down. “Do you know better than I do whether she’s right for me?”

Thomas pointed a finger at Rachel, his entire body shaking with anger. “Do you know what she just said to me?”

The thought of what Rachel said to him filled him with fury.

Tyler pulled Rachel behind him and stuck his hands in his pockets, his brow arched.

“I don’t think she said anything wrong. That was exactly what the Lewis family did to me, wasn’t it? Admitting that we share the same blood when you need me, but completely ignoring me when you have no need of me.”

Tyler wrapped an arm around Rachel’s shoulders, as though staking his claim.

“Let me make myself clear here. I’ll never marry anyone else aside from Rachel. Take it however you please.”

With that, Tyler left with Rachel in his arms.

Thomas almost fainted with anger.

When Rachel and Tyler walked past William’s ward, her and William’s gazes met for a split second. Before she could retract her gaze, she felt a hand covering her eyes.

“Exchanging looks with another man in front of me. Ms. Lloyd, are you getting bold?”

Rachel pried his hand away from her eyes.

“What nonsense are you spouting? My gaze just swept past his ward! What do you mean, exchanging looks? Can you not use terms like that so carelessly?”

Why hadn’t she ever noticed how possessive Tyler could get? They weren’t even a real couple, for goodness’ sake!

No one was around; was there a need for him to keep up with the act?

Her lips lifted in a smile as she thought of how Tyler stood up for her earlier. She elbowed him gently and said, “You acted pretty convincingly just now, but don’t just shoot your mouth off about things like that in the future.”

Acting as a couple was still fine, but how could Tyler claim to only want to marry her?

“How are you going to face your relatives in the future when our contract expires?”

Tyler pursed his lips, seriously considering her question.

“What you said makes sense. I said what I said, and it really would be embarrassing if you don’t marry me...”

Rachel looked up at him, stunned. “Huh?”

“Isn’t that the case? I practically announced that to the whole world, and I must be a man of my word. What’s more, isn’t marrying me a great deal for you?”

Tyler said it so naturally, as though what he said made absolute sense.

Rachel blinked, unable to figure out if Tyler was being serious or not. Her mind was in chaos, and it was all thanks to what Tyler said. He had completely caught her off guard.

He always liked to be a tease, and Rachel couldn’t tell if he was joking or doing something else altogether.

That gave her an opportunity to evade the topic and sweep things under the rug.

“What did you talk to William about just now?”

“I warned him not to go overboard with you next time, or he’ll risk his position in Lewis Enterprise,” Tyler said confidently. “Between his prospects and a woman, I trust he knows his priorities.”