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.

know why David

alongside him. He wants to tell everyone

they think twice because of his status and influence in the underworld. Now that he has announced your relationship, they will target you instead. I do not

furrowed. “Crazy?”

ridicule a person’s state of mind.

lowering his eyes. “David is a living 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 period. I thought he wouldn’t lose control of his emotions again until I saw him rush to the

how much Rachel

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

when Landon saw David go to the unfinished building

and bloodshot eyes proved Landon’s suspicion to be correct. Landon’s heart sank when he realized he was spot on about his buddy’s state

hurt. Otherwise, David would have killed the

recalled what happened last

was indeed overbearingly nervous, but she did not

worried that I won’t be able to withstand the pressure and leave him? Or

tried to

thoughts through her expressions. Landon was clueless about what Rachel was thinking. He pondered

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

be

fancied, let alone someone he cared deeply about like

move if Rachel wanted to

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rest of her life.

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

Rachel hurt because he cared about