Betrayal At the Altar by Dolores Delia

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.

blinking, fearing that he

information, as if Hans Grey was merely a

“So, the person leaving in the car just now was Hans Grey?” she asked knowingly

eyes and did not look

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

been safe and sound if Hans had

finished the brandy in his glass

pause, he said, “Rae-Rae, I don’t know how much feeling you have left for Hans Grey over the years, but he is someone who will do anything to

was

thought of the sufferings she had endured all these

Grey’s and her mother’s words, Rachel had

other, how could they not bear to part with each other?

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

not believe her back then and abandoned her in

Hans only had himself to blame

his life comfortably on the Grey family’s wealth

had angered her grandfather so much to lead the elderly man to uproot the Grey family against his late daughter’s dying

Lucas since she came to

follow Rachel everywhere she went. As

the two.

would know each other’s thoughts with

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

with the Johnson family

status.”

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

a rage to go against his daughter’s

family had been less than lukewarm to the Grey family all these years as if it did not care about the shameful things Hans had done. However, the men in the