Betrayal At The Altar

Chapter 853 

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.

he

Hans Grey was merely a

“So, the

eyes and did not look at

eyes flickered slightly, and her lips curled into a meaningful smile. “Looks like his wishful thinking didn’t work out. Instead, he stepped straight into Grandpa’s

safe and sound if Hans had

word; he finished the brandy in

the years, but he is someone who will do anything to achieve his goals. He will only harm

It was a fact she could not deny.

of the sufferings she had endured all these years.

to believe Lily Grey’s and her mother’s words, Rachel had utterly given

for each other, how

that she was Hans’s biological daughter, she would have suspected he had an inexplicable intense, deep-seated

he not believe her back then and abandoned her in

had himself to

have lived the rest of his life comfortably on the

how Hans had angered her grandfather so much to lead the elderly man to uproot the Grey family against his late

practically grew up with Lucas since she

used to follow Rachel everywhere she

the two.

each other’s thoughts with a mere glance.

this moment, Lucas knew what was on Rachel’s mind when he saw her in

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

status.”

spent time with him alone after I brought him back to the mansion. I was not privy to their discussion, but

Arthur would not be in such a rage to go

did not care about the shameful

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