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.

said, “Do you know why

gave you the status to stand alongside him. He wants to tell everyone that you

However, 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 doubt that you’re a capable woman, but please stay out of harm’s way so that he won’t go crazy

furrowed. “Crazy?” she said

state of mind. However,

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

how much Rachel meant to David after all this time.

the iceberg, a small part of a larger and more complex

building site in a rage, he realized something was wrong.

be correct. Landon’s heart sank when

not hurt. Otherwise, David would have killed the person involved in the

what happened last

thought about it, David was indeed overbearingly nervous, but she

took a deep breath and looked at Landon. “Why are you telling me this? Are you worried that I won’t be able

after he told her about David; he tried to find clues from the subtle changes on her face to guess her

Rachel seemed calm, as if she had anticipated it. Landon could not read her thoughts through her expressions. Landon was clueless about what Rachel was thinking. He pondered for a long

know him well enough after all. He won’t let you leave easily after he has chosen you to

known to be possessive

fancied, let alone someone he cared deeply about like Rachel.

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

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rest of her life.

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,

could not bear to see Rachel hurt because he cared about