Betrayal At The Altar

Chapter 855

Louis Smith panicked when Rachel Grey read his mind; he immediately denied it.

“No, That’s not true. I-” he tried to defend himself.

“My time is precious. I don’t want to waste time talking nonsense with you, Rachel said without looking at him. “Let me give you a piece of advice, Louis. Instead of wasting your time and energy on me, why don’t you think about how the Smith family should proceed from now on?”

Then she walked past Louis and headed to the office.

Louis watched her leave and clenched his fists. “Are you so anxious to cut ties with me because of David Jones?” he growled, feeling hurt.

Rachel stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him.

Then she casually tucked the stray hair behind her ear.

Rachel was enveloped in the warm sunshine, and the diamond ring on her finger reflected a dazzling glow under the light that pierced into Louis’s eyes, making him squint uncomfortably.

Rachel’s gesture spoke volumes even though she did not speak a word.

Louis understood what her ring represented, having been in a failed marriage himself.

Louis was confident he could change Rachel’s mind if it were someone other than David Jones. Unfortunately, he was no match for David on all fronts.

David, the Jones family’s patriarch in Aureliana, also had absolute authority in Seaxas’s underground forces.

That was no way the Smith family could measure up to him in terms of fortune and power.

Rachel gazed at Louis coldly. “Let bygones be bygones, Louis. We will go our separate ways and mind our own business as we move on. If you don’t listen to me, then…

She paused for a moment, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. “you will end up like the Grey family in Pollister.

said nonchalantly; she sounded so calm that no

felt trapped in a snow cave, forced

his pupils constricted

in Pollister declared bankruptcy in the financial news this morning, caused by its inability to repay its debts. The banks involved enforced the regulations by freezing the Grey family’s accounts and seizing all its assets. However, Louis knew fully well that the Grey family’s bankruptcy came without warning; it was a deliberate conspiracy to destroy the

as prominent as before, it was in better shape than other families in Pollister. It could not have gone bankrupt so quickly. When the Grey family was in its heyday, Hans had

of his enemics had sabotaged him to avenge the family. Therefore, he ended up on the

his wildest dream that the instigator was

but that’s your father. How could

it do her to destroy the Grey family?

she do it?

surface eventually, no matter what. Was Rachel not concerned that everyone would despise her for being heartless when that day

my father, but I disregarded my feelings and made him pay the price. What makes you think

fallen into an ice hole; he trembled

Rachel detested him and had abandoned him

undoubtedly stop him. She was someone who did not mince her words.

there was no going back between them. Rachel would never forgive him

as if he wanted to grab

self-deprecatingly, feeling sorry

never understood the meaning of the phrase “serves you right” in the past. He finally got it.

when she stepped

at the door. She

her.

they entered the elevator. She teased smilingly, “What’s the pouty face all about? Did you wake up on the Wrong side of the

her mouth and thought, “Is it that obvious?”

Are there conflicts between you two?” Rachel asked knowingly.

not bear to utter his name. Even so, she could not help mocking him mercilessly. “He came to the office early morning to see you; one look at him, and I knew he was up to no good. That bastard left you without a word at the altar on your wedding day. Now that he found out about your status, he came running like an irritating tramp to repent his wrongdoings. I guess

had sucked Rachel dry

across countless hooligans since she was young. However, the Smith family took

airs of a prestigious background, but what they