Chapter 83

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Rachel couldn’t hold back a smirk.

The man who once swore so fervently that he would never let her get hurt turned out to be the one to hurt her the

most.

A man’s promise only remained valid at the time when it was spoken, and not anymore after that.

Rachel lowered her head and replied to his text. Her thumb hovered over the keys as she was plagued by hesitation. By the time she was done typing, her palms were all wet.

[Sure, go be busy.]

Jim could sense the change in Rachel’s mood. “What is it? Did something happen?”

Rachel kept her phone and snapped back to attention. “Father, William said that he’s held up at work and might not be able to rush here. He said he’ll have a meal with you next time.”

Jim didn’t say anything further about it. “I know how busy you youngsters can get. It’s fine. Why don’t you head back after dinner?”

need. I have some things to attend to,

whether there was a chance for her to come back and have a

further. With her grandfather at home, there was every possibility that the two of them

Rachel left, Jim reminded her, “Treat your wound

the

went down the stairs, preparing to take

at Rachel. “What, thinking of leaving just

on Yvette, Rachel

eyes. She was the legitimate daughter of the Lloyd family, while Rachel was nothing

to behave so

and go as you like! For all we know, you’re here

turned cold.

to see it for ourselves!” Yvette turned her head to instruct the servants next to her. “Wendy, Holly, search her!

made a move in Rachel’s

was clearly just a young lady, but at that moment, the air of

stood rooted to the ground, not daring to move

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instinctively glanced helplessly

staring at me? Search her! If something really ends up lost, you two

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