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 chose to announce your relationship?”

before continuing. Because he knows 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 to him. His action may seem meaningless to you, but

your relationship, they will target you instead. I do not doubt that you’re a capable woman,

“Crazy?” she said hesitantly.

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

and 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 abandoned building site with his

very well how much Rachel meant to David after all

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

the unfinished building site in a rage, he realized something

Landon’s heart sank when he realized he was

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

recalled what happened last

it, David was indeed overbearingly nervous, but she did

and looked at Landon. “Why 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

Rachel’s expression after he told her about David; he tried to find clues from the subtle changes on her

she had anticipated it. Landon could not read her thoughts through her expressions. Landon was clueless about what Rachel was thinking. He

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

known to be possessive by lus

go easily of someone he fancied,

move if Rachel wanted to leave. Otherwise, she could forget about escaping from

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of her life.

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 you can understand and forgive him. That was because he cares about you too much!”

Rachel hurt because he cared about