Betrayal At The Altar

“A sudden business trip.” David said, glancing at Eddie. “He asked me to bring you a wedding gift.”

Eddie handed a black velvet box to Iris.

Iris accepted it graciously and couldn’t resist but to ask David, “What about my brother Jimmy, did you not prepare anything for him?”

“The pass will be delivered to you later.”

Others might not know the purpose and significance of that pass, but Iris knew too well.

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That was a visa to enter and leave Aureliana at will, and there was no limit to the number of re–entries.

There were only a few dozen cardholders worldwide.

According to family rules, when Iris got married, she became part of another family and could no longer enter and leave her own family as she pleased.

Iris was simply flattered when David promised to deliver the pass to her later.

She tried to hide the surprise on her face and said, beaming, “Deal.”

sitting next to David. She was slightly stunned, and realization

the public was unfamiliar with David Jones, she had

gentleman was notorious for his disinterest in women, yet here he was, sitting next

curved into a perfect smile as she raised her glass in a

politely, “You’re

banquet, Rachel left with

moment and asked, “Grandpa, do you grudges against David

hold any

cautiously, “It’s not really a grudge. We just have

it before?” Rachel continued to ask, her intuition telling her that her grandfather must have been hiding something.

raised his eyes and gave Rachel a deep look, then pursed his

looking at her grandfather’s slightly tired face, obediently responded,

Mr. Johnson closed his eyes, Rachel whipped out her phone and quickly typed away, hoping to get some valuable information

didn’t respond with anything else except…

away from

text on the screen and couldn’t help but be filled with

in Rachel’s mind even upon