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.

fearing that he would miss

to the information, as if Hans Grey was merely a dispensable passerby in

on the table, making a slight sound. “So, the person leaving in the car just now was Hans Grey?” she asked knowingly

and did

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

have been safe and sound if Hans

not utter a word; he finished the brandy in his glass

you have left for Hans Grey over the years, but he is someone who will do anything to achieve his goals. He will only harm you if you let

Rachel said admittedly. It was a fact she could not deny.

the sufferings she had endured all these

chose to believe Lily Grey’s and her mother’s words, Rachel

did not have deep feelings for each other, how

not ascertain that she was Hans’s biological daughter, she would have suspected he had

believe her back then and abandoned her

only had himself to blame for his

the rest of his life comfortably on the Grey family’s wealth if he

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

grew up with Lucas since she

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

the two.

thoughts with a mere

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

with the Johnson family in which he claimed you

status.”

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

be in such a rage to go against his daughter’s

years as if it did not care about the shameful things Hans had done. However, the