Betrayal At the Altar by Dolores Delia

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.

Rachel said nonchalantly; she sounded so calm that no one could detect her genuine emotions.

bone-chilling. Louis felt trapped

pale involuntarily; his pupils constricted as he looked at Rachel

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

to rope in investments. Although the Grey family was not 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 offended

his enemics had sabotaged him to avenge the family. Therefore, he

that the instigator was Rachel

that’s your father. How

her to destroy the Grey family?

she do it?

matter what. Was Rachel not concerned that

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

an ice

realized Rachel detested him and had

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

was no going back between them. Rachel would never forgive him in his lifetime.

as she walked away. Louis reached out his hand slowly as if he

self-deprecatingly, feeling sorry for himself.

phrase “serves you right” in the past. He finally got it.

when she stepped into

Smith pestering Rachel at the door. She

her.

they entered the elevator. She teased smilingly, “What’s the pouty

and thought, “Is it

Are there conflicts between you two?” Rachel

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 he must have learned it from his beloved Olivia Cruise.”

family had sucked Rachel dry along the way, Linda harbored hatred toward the

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

on airs of a prestigious background, but what

took full advantage of Rachel and