Betrayal At the Altar by Dolores Delia

After a moment’s reflection, Jimmy couldn’t help but curse, “If you have the guts, let’s fight!”

“I’m afraid you’ll cry and run to your mommy,” Landon replied with a serious tone.

“Hey…” Jimmy dragged his words, threw down what he was holding, rolled up his sleeves, sharpened his knives, and strode towards Landon. “I’ve got a short fuse, and today I’ll make sure to knock you to the ground. You’ll be searching for your teeth on the floor.”

At that moment, a mocking voice came from behind, “Oh, I smell the scent of beef from afar. Looks like we’re in for a treat today.”

Hearing this, everyone turned around.

They saw Christopher with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a cigar between his fingers. He moved leisurely and lazily, exuding an undeniable aura of intimidation.

He wore a striped shirt, his hair meticulously styled with pomade, giving off a touch of refined and rebellious elegance. The corners of his eyes curved with a hint of a smile, and beneath his carefree demeanor hid a hidden fierceness.

When Rachel caught sight of Christopher, her gaze flickered ever so slightly.

Jimmy raised an eyebrow slightly, a smirk playing at the corner of his lips. “You’re finally willing to leave your pathetic territory.”

“I don’t like the way you put it,” Christopher walked over, then pulled a wicker chair and greeted Rachel before plopping down on it. “That place was built through years of my battles. How can you call it a pathetic territory?”

“Judging by your words, it seems you have developed strong feelings for that place. Are you reluctant to leave?”

“You are not me. How could you know what brings me joy?”

The group of men continued their conversation intermittently while Rachel quietly enjoyed her skewers.

Suddenly, her phone rang, and it was a call from Mary.

“I’ll take this call,” Rachel said to David before picking up her phone and getting up.

She walked to a shaded area in the garden and slid her finger across the screen to answer the call

answered, Mary’s voice came through, “Rae-Rae, I’ve already made all the arrangements over there.

and casually played with the tender shoots of the green

I’ll book the flight

at David, who was engaged in

to sense something, and his gazes turned towards Rachel. Then, David decisively got up and

situation and wore intriguing smiles on their faces in

get abandoned? Why is it being restarted now?” Christopher suddenly spoke

fingertip brushed against the gears. He watched as a blue flame flickered

his legs and slouching in the wicker chair. His eyes flickered with a mysterious expression, and he spoke with profound

the

chatted,

around Rachel’s slender waist, pulling her: his embrace. Bending down, he gently placed a soft kiss

they met, he had wanted to kiss her.

you come over?” he murmured, his gaze

eyes filled with an unintentional tenderness. “It’s time to

you come back and

young woman who longed for company, eagerly anticipating being with her

in mind, Rachel’s eyes

David’s slightly furrowed brow relaxed a bit. His gaze couldn’t help but become indulgent

Rachel replied, tiptoeing to plant a kiss

that, she turned

and glanced at the sky, a trace

been a

her long wet hair. She casually wiped her hair and applied skincare in front of

kept vibrating with voice messages. They were from

“Rae-Rae, I have a question I’d like to ask you. Should I bring

the first voice message, and the rest

for her to hold the phone

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