Chapter 680

However, Rachel was busy texting and not paying him any attention.

Tyler pursed his lips as fire burned in his chest. He pressed the record button on his phone and said to Heidi, “Decide on a place and send me the address later.”

“Sure!”

The joy and excitement in that single word rang clearly through the phone. It was as though Heidi had finally received the response she had been waiting for all along.

This time, Rachel finally put her phone down and turned to look at Tyler. “Is that the client you’ll be meeting?”

Relief exploded in Tyler’s heart when Rachel finally asked the question he had been waiting for, but he forced himself to remain calm and collected.

“Yeah, we’re meeting tomorrow. Her schedule was brought forward, and she’s returning right after discussing the project with us, so things are a little rushed.”

“Is the timing a problem for you?”

Rachel threw a lychee seed into the bin, her cheeks full of lychee that she was still chewing on.

“Probably not. I’ll go pack my things after the meal. Let me first… Let me go upstairs and rest for two minutes. Text me when Wanda is done cooking.”

With that, Rachel headed upstairs.

Tyler stared at her back profile, his eyes narrowing dangerously. She was probably going to give Jerry a heads-up about the trip. She cared so much about Jerry; she completely neglected what Heidi said to him.

Tyler felt so suffocated, he texted his friends in the group chat.

“[I’ll hammer whoever calls me a stubborn block of wood next time.]”

Jason was the first to reply. “[What? Are there further developments to your story? Did you fight with Ms. Lloyd?]”

Luke chimed in, too. “[Yeah, what’s the situation right now? Tell us about it. We might just be able to think of a solution for you.]”

Tyler had always had his way at work and dealt with any difficulties with ease. However, he always felt powerless and inadequate whenever it came to Rachel.

He briefly explained his situation to his friends.

Jason came to a conclusion right away.

“[Tyler, isn’t it obvious enough? She doesn’t care about you. Didn’t you say that you two signed an agreement? Even if she likes you, she’ll probably stop herself. Think about it from another angle. When the agreement expires, your relationship comes to an end. Liking the other party is a great loss for you.]”

Financial loss could always be earned back, but emotions weren’t as straightforward and certainly not something one could simply take back or give away.

Tyler typed a response. “[But I already made myself clear this afternoon that I’m serious. From the looks of it, she’s still hesitant.]”

Luke texted a reply. “[All the more it’s a problem. She may really not like you that way. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be hesitant. Anyone would feel relieved when they find out that the person they like feels the same way. She’d immediately want to make things official with you.]”

Tyler rubbed the bridge of his nose, feeling his head pounding and his frustration growing from the texts coming in. He never imagined that being in a relationship would be so troublesome.

Jason had the urge to laugh at the head-scratching emoticon Tyler sent.

“[To think someone can actually drive our level-headed and almost emotionless Tyler Hunt crazy! Seems like Ms. Lloyd really is something.]”