Betrayal At The Altar (Rachel and David)
Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Rachel was so frightened that her face turned pale. She closed her eyes and subconsciously huggedthe potted plant in her arms.

In the blink of an eye, a strong arm wrapped around her waist, and she was pulled into a tight embrace.

Everything happened so suddenly that Rachel could not react in time.

The pain that she was expecting from the fall never came. She wondered to herself, “What ishappening?”

When Rachel slowly opened her eyes, she saw David in close proximity. It turned out that he hadcaught her just in time to break her fall.

The man’s jawline was extremely sharp, and his protruding Adam’s apple looked vaguely sexy. He hada long and slender neck. One could feel an elegant aura emitting from him. He was a very attractiveman indeed.

Their bodies fit together perfectly. Rachel was instantly enveloped by the man’s large frame, leavingher with no space to escape.

Their gazes met without warning. Rachel could see her own reflection in the man’s eyes, and it was sointoxicating.

Her heart skipped a beat. Then, it started pounding. Soon, a tinge of pink appeared on her fair cheeks.

“Have you always been so clumsy?” David’s deep and mesmerizing voice rang in her ears. It was as ifthe man was teasing her.

His warm breath fanned across Rachel’s face. It instantly felt like an electric current passing throughher body, making her skin tingle and causing her to tense up involuntarily.

At this time, Rachel noticed that David’s arms around her had loosened. She hastily pulled away andretorted in a low voice, “It’s not that I’m clumsy. It’s just that the path was too slippery…”

David caught a glimpse of the blush on her face. He suddenly thought about teasing her. With a lowlaugh, he said, “If we go with your logic, the cobblestones on this path should be removed.”

Rachel pursed her lips and did not speak.

She squatted down and carefully picked up the moth orchid plants from

the broken flowerpot. She then gently wiped off the dirt on the roots with her fingertips. Smilingsubconsciously, she said, “I’m glad the roots of the orchids are not damaged. Otherwise, it would beterrible.”

David squatted down and looked at Rachel quietly. There was a tenderness in his gaze that had neverbeen seen before.

But when his gaze shifted to Rachel’s slender hands, he frowned and grabbed them.

Rachel was startled by his actions. She followed his gaze and realized there was a small cut on herwrist.

She must have accidentally injured herself earlier when she dropped the flowerpot. It was just a lightscratch and not a big deal at all.

“I’m fine,” Rachel said and wiped her wound with her shirt without thinking too much.

But David picked up Rachel without a word and walked toward the living room with large strides.

“The orchids!” Rachel exclaimed in shock as her arms instinctively wrapped around the man’s neck. Atthe same time, her forehead brushed against his lips inadvertently.

David’s body stiffened, but his pace did not slow down.

He entered the living room and placed Rachel on the couch. Then, he quickly found the first–aid kit andsoaked some cotton balls in an antiseptic solution.

“Let me do it.” Truthfully, Rachel was not bothered by her injury. If David had not brought it to herattention, she would have left the wound to scab on its own. It simply was not something to beconcerned about.

However, by kicking up a big fuss over nothing, it revealed just how worried David was about her. Thistouched Rachel deeply, and she was unable to reject his attention.

David turned a deaf ear to Rachel’s words. Holding the tweezers, he squatted before her and said,“This might sting a little. Bear with it.” Then, he dabbed at her wound gently with a cotton ball that hadbeen soaked in antiseptic.

After cleaning up the mess outside, Rosie rushed into the house. Eddie, who had just arrived, was rightbehind her.

Eddie saw David kneeling on one knee and carefully disinfecting the wound on Rachel’s hand.

It was at that moment that Eddie realized just how special Rachel was to David. He thought to himself,“I don’t think there is anyone else like her in this world.”

He had never seen David kneel for anyone in his life.