Betrayal At The Altar

Rachel Grey did not overthink it and asked casually. “Is Grandpa asleep?”

“Yes, he’s asleep” Mr. Chadwick said, “Mr. Johnson went fishing with a friend today. He was exhausted after a long day”

Rachel nodded. Just as she was about to go upstairs, she saw Arthur walking out with Lucas “Why are you back?” she asked. in surprise.

“I’m back to discuss the wedding.” Lucas walked over and signaled at her “Shall we go out for a chat?”

Rachel raised her eyebrows slightly. “Do you have anything to drink?”

Lucas pursed his lips and walked towards the wine cellar. “Let’s go.”

The two arrived at the wine cellar.

They sat on a leather sofa under the bright crystal lights that echoed with the expensive wine cabinets around them, the extravagant cellar was decorated and well-stocked.

Rachel dropped some ice cubes into her brandy and swirled the glass lightly. The ice cubes clinked against the glass wall, emitting a crisp, cracking sound. “Have you taken care of Hans Grey?” she asked.

She did not know if Hans would let it go, but Rachel understood Lucas too well. He would not let Hans off easily.

Therefore, she guessed that Lucas wanted to talk about Hans Grey.

However, he looked solemn tonight, as if something weighed on his mind.

Lucas’s dark eyes glanced at Rachel intensely when he heard her question.

Then he took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. The nicotine gave him temporary relief and eased him off his weary

mind

“You’ll read in the news tomorrow morning that the Grey family has declared bankruptcy due to debt problems,” Lucas announced.

at Rachel without blinking, fearing that he

information, as if Hans Grey was

of brandy and rested the glass on the table, making a slight sound. “So, the person

his eyes and did not

her lips curled into a meaningful smile. “Looks like his wishful

and sound if Hans had not treaded into Arthur Johnson’s minefield.

did not utter a word; he finished the brandy in

over the years, but he is someone who will do anything to achieve

was a fact she

she had endured all

believe Lily Grey’s and her mother’s

deep feelings for each other, how could they not bear to

she did not ascertain that she was Hans’s biological daughter, she would have suspected he had an inexplicable intense, deep-seated hatred toward her for some unknown reason.

did he not believe her back then and abandoned

had himself to blame for his current

the rest of his life comfortably on the Grey family’s wealth if he was not so greedy.

lead the elderly man to uproot the Grey family against his

since she came to the Johnson

Rachel everywhere she went. As such, there was

the two.

other’s thoughts with a mere glance.

knew what was on Rachel’s mind when he saw her in deep

He said calmly, “Hans Grey wanted to make a deal with the Johnson family in which he claimed you were involved. In return,

status.”

back to the mansion. I was not privy to their discussion, but my instinct told me Hans must have angered the

a rage to go against his daughter’s dying

these years as if it did not care about the shameful things Hans had done. However, the men in the Johnson family had always held