Betrayal At The Altar

“Will you please continue with the wedding ceremony first? Other matters can wait for now.” “Rachel Grey, you know very well that our marriage is just a trade. Being Mrs. Smith is all you want from me. So, stay out of my business.”

Her lips lifted into a mocking snicker, she had never thought that the three years she’d spent with him was just a trade in his eyes.

They have been together for the past three years, spending most of their time together. She could forgo everything for him, falling out with her family and leaving them. All he had in return was he couldn’t control his feeling for his old flame, Olivia Cruise.

“Here is 200 thousand dollars. It should be enough for you to lead a stable life in the countryside.” He said.

Apparently. the past three years she spent with him were worth only 200 thousand dollars. He wouldn’t have known that the 200 thousand dollars were nothing to her, actually he didn’t even know who she really is.

“Louis Smith, your family’s wealth meant nothing to me, nor do I care about being Mrs. Smith. And I will not accept any form of apology and compensation from you. Remember this. There’ll never be reconciliation between us.“Her face seemed laced with ice, and nothing was in her eyes except indifference and determination.

As the wedding march played in the background, Rachel walked down the aisle in her white bridal gown toward Louis Smith, who is bearing a bouquet in his hand at the other end of the hall.

Louis was wearing a matching white tuxedo. When the golden light shone on him from behind, it created a gentle halo–like effect that enveloped him, making him appear bright and youthful.

They had known each other for the past three years and had weathered many trials and tribulations together. Today was the day her dream came true; she was finally getting married to him.

was against her marrying Louis. So, She’d never

he walked towards her and handed her the bouquet in his

gazed upon the bride and groom with gentleness. “Mr. Louis. Smith, do you take Ms. Rachel Grey for your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?”

waves of emotion she was going through as she gazed hopefully at Louis, wanting to hear the

by this occasion, and

saying the word

Smith bolted in through the door from the outside, interrupting the

face like a helpless child

“She..”

as she gazed at Louis in confusion. Her grip on his hand tightened involuntarily.

weight that Olivia Cruise carried

Louis, Olivia was the one that got away, the one that would never

to go overseas. Being a proud man, Louis cut all contact with Olivia and

came back

he anxiously asked, his voice hoarse and panic–stricken, “What’s wrong

and I couldn’t stop the bleeding. The doctor said that she’s