Betrayal At The Altar

Chapter 845

His arm was clasped around her waist, forcibly embracing her. His arm tightened, carrying a hint of threat.

They were close enough to brush against each other, their breaths blending.

Rachel Grey’s hands rested on his chest as she raised her gaze, looking at the man in front of her. “I never thought about it.”

Who could truly say for certain what lay within the realm of imagination?

If one could foresee things with absolute accuracy, then there would not be so many lifelong regrets.

Indeed, there would be fewer regrets that haunt people for a lifetime.

The depth in David Jones’ gaze faded slightly as he stared at her without blinking, his eyes fixed on her.

His hand around her waist relaxed slightly, slowly sliding down to the small of her back. “Are you still jealous?” he asked.

“It’s alright.” Sensing that his arm had loosened a little, she seized the opportunity and freed herself from his embrace. “To be honest, Jennifer Clifford’s background and appearance do indeed match yours, and over the years, you never addressed the rumors or the ongoing alliances. between the Clifford and Jones families. Your silence has been interpreted as consent.”

Indeed, it’s unsurprising that Jimmy Shain would assume that David had tacitly accepted the marriage alliance with Jennifer.

The public perception is that Jennifer Clifford is the rightful mistress in the Jones family.

Rachel Grey cast a sidelong glance at him, patiently waiting for David’s

response.

David Jones held an umbrella with one hand while holding her hand with the other as they walked side by side in the gentle drizzle. “Jennifer is indeed the ideal candidate for the marriage alliance,” he said.

Those words could be interpreted as David acknowledging Rache’s earlier statement.

The words sound hurtful no matter how one interpreted them, leaving Rachel feeling unsettled in her heart.

They both sat down in a pavilion by the water, and she raised her hand to tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

Seeing a hint of emotion on her face, a faint smile appeared in the corner of David’s eyes. “But I don’t need such assistance,” he said.

“Assistance?” Rachel’s eyes flickered with curiosity.

family is different from other families. They uphold female dominance, and therefore, the successive heads of the family have always been women. As the next head of the family, Jennifer naturally has a unique set of marriage criteria.

wrong person,” Rachel responded, surprised to learn that Jennifer had taken the initiative

reached out and adjusted her earring, casually asking, “How do you come to

family, and under such conditions, anyone else would have readily agreed without hesitation. But you are not

flattery but rather expressed her genuine perspective from the depths of her heart.

David fought his way through the struggle for an inheritance, the fact that he had succeeded in claiming the position was

what Jennifer considered enticing conditions were utterly

twinkle in David’s eyes grew even more pronounced upon hearing her

down to kiss her

pushed his face away with a disdainful expression. “Stop trying to flatter

flattery, just appreciating you,” David replied.

Rachel was speechless.

night, David lured Rachel into the

nestled weakly

but the stitched-up area

lightly traced the

but it carried a double

His throat bobbed up and down, his deep voice noticeably

Rachel softly

sorry for me, why don’t you dote on me instead?” David said.

Rachel’s eyebrows twitched.

quickly grabbed a corner of the blanket and wrapped

a low laugh. “Shouldn’t you share a blanket with me first if you want

say anything. She just silently let go of a corner of the

grabbed the corner of the blanket and

and held her in his arms. His thin

first.”

Rachel was suspicious.

by “sleep first

for her to sleep peacefully, so

a good night’s sleep, Rachel realized she was

body when she woke up. She felt she had lost her

sighed helplessly and gently pulled her legs and arms away from

man.

she was,