Betrayal At the Altar by Dolores Delia

Chapter 856

Landon looked at Rachel intently when he walked past her.

Although he did not utter a word, his meaningful gaze seemed to have said it all.

Smart people like him did not need to spell out every word. A simple gaze was worth a thousand words.

Rachel took out her cell phone and sent a message to David to

she turned around and lett

that she had left her belongings in the car. Then

When she arrived at the guest room, she did not enter Instead, she crossed her arms and leaned against the door. With her back facing Landon, Rachel asked casually. “What do you want to say to ine, Mr. Walker?”

“I want to talk to you about David, Landon replied.

Rachel raised her brows slightly. “Tm all ears.”

Landon looked up slowly Rachel noticed the dark and complex look behind his glasses. He said in a severe tone, “Miss Grey, I hope you will think about it carefully before deciding after you hear what I’m going to say”

Rachel frowned imperceptibly in anticipation of what he had to say.

She did not know Landon well. At most, she had met him a few times when she was with David. They had no interaction in private whatsoever. However, she knew that Landon and Jimmy were buddies who had risked their lives with David. Therefore, she was sincere with both men.

Rachel was used to Jimmy and Landon bickering and laughing in social settings. As such, his unexpected tone now weighed her down inexplicably.

you know why David

you don’t want to hide behind him and be protected. Hence he gave you the status to stand alongside him. He wants to tell everyone that you belong

your

“Crazy?” she said hesitantly.

used to ridicule a person’s state of mind. However, judging from Landon’s severe tone, it

being just like you and me. He will also have emotional breakdowns when the pressure is too overwhelming. He lost his mind once many years ago but stabilized after a treatment

knew very well how much Rachel meant

the tip of the iceberg, a small part of a larger and

go to the unfinished building site in

heart sank when he realized he was spot on about his buddy’s state of mind.

was not hurt. Otherwise, David would have killed

recalled what happened last night.

thought about it, David was indeed overbearingly nervous,

won’t

he tried to find clues from the subtle

expressions. Landon was clueless about what Rachel was thinking. He pondered for a long time and said calmly, “I’m telling you this because I hope you

for a moment and flashed a meaningful smile. “Perhaps you don’t know him well enough after all. He won’t let you leave

be possessive

of someone he fancied, let alone someone he cared deeply

make the first move if Rachel wanted to leave. Otherwise, she could forget about escaping from him

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of her life.

don’t blame me for being nosy, Miss Grey.” Landon pushed his glasses up and said, “You’re the only woman who has stayed by his side so far, and I’ve never seen him take someone so seriously. If he lost control of his emotions one day and did something to hurt you, I hope

Rachel hurt because he cared about