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

the green plants. After a moment of contemplation, she replied calmly, “Within a

book the

David, who was engaged in casual conversation with the

sense something, and his gazes turned towards Rachel. Then, David

situation and wore intriguing smiles

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

against the gears. He watched as a blue flame flickered and burned, casually

with a mysterious expression, and he spoke with profound

lips curling slightly. “If that’s the case, then I have disappointed your

three of them chatted, David had already

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

moment they met, he had wanted to kiss her. But with others present and Rachel’s shy

he murmured, his gaze

her clear apricot eyes filled with an unintentional tenderness. “It’s time to go back to the

come

David sounded like a secluded young woman who longed

this in mind, Rachel’s eyes curved

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

Rachel replied, tiptoeing to plant a kiss on

turned

Rachel’s figure receding and glanced at the sky, a trace of unwitting melancholy appeared

been a long

of the bathroom with her long wet hair. She casually wiped her hair and applied

vibrating with voice messages. They

heard Mary’s voice, “Rae-Rae, I have a

the first voice message, and the rest were automatically

busy with her skincare routine, it was inconvenient for her to hold the phone to her ear.

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