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.

Landon said, “Do you know why

Hence he gave you the status to stand alongside him. He wants to tell everyone that you belong to him. His action may seem meaningless to

behind his back all these years. 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

furrowed. “Crazy?” she

person’s state of mind. However, judging from Landon’s

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

Rachel meant to David after

the iceberg, a small part of a larger and

building

suspicion to be correct. Landon’s heart sank when he realized

not hurt. Otherwise, David would have killed

recalled what happened

overbearingly

are you telling me this? Are you worried that I won’t be able to withstand the pressure and leave him? Or are you worried that I’ll abandon him because of

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

about what Rachel was thinking. He pondered for a long time and said calmly, “I’m telling you this because I hope you can be mentally prepared. As for leaving

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 the

be

surely not let go easily of someone he fancied, let alone someone he cared deeply about like Rachel.

to leave. Otherwise, she could forget about escaping

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of her

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

could not bear to see Rachel