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 would miss the subtle changes

as if Hans Grey

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

lowered his eyes and did not look

a meaningful smile. “Looks like his wishful thinking didn’t work out. Instead,

sound if Hans had not

finished the

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

was a fact she

of the sufferings she had endured all these

Hans chose to believe Lily Grey’s and her mother’s words, Rachel had utterly given up on her father.

how could they not bear

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

why did he not believe her back then and abandoned

her opinion, Hans only had himself to

on the Grey family’s

had angered her grandfather so much to lead the elderly man to uproot the Grey

grew up with Lucas since she came to

used to follow Rachel everywhere she went. As such, there was

the two.

know each other’s thoughts with a mere

moment, Lucas knew what was on Rachel’s mind when he

his eyes so she could not see his emotions. He said calmly, “Hans Grey wanted to make a deal with the Johnson family in which

status.”

with him alone after I brought him back to the mansion. I was not privy to their discussion, but my instinct told

such a rage to go against his daughter’s dying wish.

did not care about the shameful things Hans had done. However, the men in the Johnson family had always held a

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