Betrayal At The Altar (Rachel and David)
Chapter 854

Chapter 854

Chapter 854

The following day, Rachel Grey had breakfast after washing up and left for work.

However, she did not expect an uninvited guest to be waiting for her at the office entrance.

Rachel saw Louis Smith loitering in front of the office before she got out of her car.

She had not seen Louis since the bidding ended.

She thought Louis would be up to his eyeballs with the Smith family matters at hand. He would not bein the mood or have the time to wait for her here.

Rachel was spot on with her assumption.

The Smith family was now in a dire situation. Old Mr. Smith was still in a coma in the hospital, andeveryone in the family lived in fear all day. They seemed harmonious on the surface but harboredulterior motives against each other. They all wanted to take advantage of the elderly man on hisdeathbed to get more inheritance for themselves.

Louis would shuttle between work and the hospital tirelessly daily.

The crazy schedule finally took a beating on him, he was no longer as high-spirited and handsome asbefore.

However, Louis put himself together in a presentable manner before seeing Rachel.

It was human nature to reminisce, feeling heartbroken and repentant when one had lost and missedthe past; Louis was no exception

He thought that Rachel was obsessed with marrying him back then because she eyed the Smithfamily’s fortune to help transform herself into a socialite in the upper-class circle.

However. Louis regretted when he learned that Rachel was, in fact, the heiress of the wealthiest familyin Seaxas, the Johnson family. He realized how silly he behaved toward her previously. But it wasalready too late.

Being the heiress of the wealthiest family in Seaxas, Rachel never had to worry about anything in lifesince she was young. Why would she take fancy to the Smith family and its social status

Louis recalled her every word when they broke up. “Louis Smith, I didn’t cover anything other than youwhen we were together, and I don’t care about the Smith family’s wealth and glory. I also don’t careabout becoming Mrs. Smith to be the envy in your social circle.”

He scoffed at her back then, thinking that Rachel was just being stubborn and naive.

He realized now that she meant what she said and looked down on him.

Why was Rachel so dedicated to the Smith family in the past?

Louis was aware of his good looks but knew he was not the most outstanding one in his circle.Moreover, the Smith family’s status was below the Johnson family, Seaxas’s wealthiest.

Why did Rachel agree to marry him back then if that was the case?

Louis could not figure it out after much pondering. He decided the only way to replace out was to have aheart-to-heart chat with Rachel Grey.

He was mentally prepared that he might miss her today and did not expect much. Therefore, he waselated that Rachel showed up.

Louis walked up to her, hoping to see a hint of emotion on her face. However, Chanel remainedindifferent, as if nothing had happened between them. They were just strangers to each other.

Louis felt a twitching pain in his heart when he realized the reality was not like what it was before.

He took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, “Rac-Rae, can you give me a chance for us to talk inprivate?”

The corners of Rachel’s lips curled into a mocking smile. “Why should I give you a chance, huh? Whenwe broke already made it clear that we would never reconcile. Have you forgotten, Mr. Smith?”

I had

Louis was not surprised, he had anticipated the outcome.

Rachel was a woman who dared to love and hate. She would not be Rachel Grey if she forgave him soeasily.

Louis pondered for a moment and said, “I’m sorry, Rachel. I apologize for what I did previously. I didn’tcherish you in the past and trampled on your love for me. I’m so, so sorry.”

Rachel chuckled. “There’s nothing to be sorry about, Louis. It was just a coincidence of freakycircumstances. Now that we know the truth, we no longer need to hold grudges against each other.”

“A coincidence of freaky circumstances?” Louis was confused.

Clearly, he did not understand what Rachel meant.

Rachel initially thought Louis saved her in Phareborough on that fateful night. Therefore, she steppedforward and rescued. the Smith family when she learned of its dire situation.

It was her gesture to repay Louis’s kindness, but Louis mistakenly took her gratitude as having feelingsfor him.

To keep her by his side. Louis later proposed marriage.

Rachel had spent every waking moment with Louis Smith back then and developed genuine feelingsfor him. Therefore, she accepted his proposal because their relationship was harmonious. She thoughtmarriage would be a good experience for both.

However. Louis eventually abandoned her at the altar for Olivia Cruise. Rachel was heartbroken untilshe met David Jones and gradually understood what it was like to love someone and be loved inreturn.

Rachel realized what she shared with David was unlike the vanilla variety of comfortable feelings shehad with Louis.

When Rachel finally found out that David Jones was the one who saved her, she lamented that theheavens had played a joke on her.

Therefore, saying it was a coincidence of freaky circumstances was not an exaggeration.

However, Rachel had no intention of telling Louis the whole story.

It was not because she did not wish to hurt him or for any other reason. She felt she did not need towaste her time on a stranger.

Rachel looked at Louis coldly. “Let bygones be bygones, shall we? There’s no point reminiscing aboutthe past”

Then she walked away without looking at him.

Rachel’s intention was straightforward. She did not want to forgive Louis or hold a grudge against him.What happened. between them was in the past. They would have nothing to do with each other goingforward.

However, her indifference made Louis feel like a blunt knife had stabbed him repeatedly and left him fordead. The pain was excruciating and almost suffocated him.

Louis would rather Rachel hate him to the core and even fight him to the death. In this way, they wouldcontinue to be entangled in the future, and he would still have her in his life.

Rachel’s cold and indifferent stare hurt Louis. “No, we can’t just end it like this,” he moaned.

Then he reached out to grab her subconsciously.

Rachel seemed to have anticipated his move. She turned away to dodge his advance.

Looking at Lous coldly, she said, “Didn’t I make myself clear enough just now?”

“No, Rae-Rac, we can’t just end it this way. I know I’ve let you down in the past. You can punish me allyou want, even take revenge on me. I will accept gladly to repent.”

However, he could not accept Rachel’s decision to let go of the matter.

Rachel smiled mockingly at his plea. “What is this? An atonement? Don’t you think it’s ridiculous,Louis? When l’asked you to stay, you left me at the altar without looking back. Now that I have decidednot to pursue the past, you suddenly want to be punished for your deeds.”

“You said you loved Olivia Cruise so much that you couldn’t forget about her throughout our three-yearrelationship. What happened now? Did you finally forget about her? Louis, did you love her that muchafter all?”

Louis’s eyelids fickled; He was speechless for a while.

Rachel sneered and said blatantly. “In reality, you don’t love anyone, You only love yourself. Now thatyou’ve finally come to your senses, you only want to satisfy your ego, whether guilt or redress.”

Louis scoffed at her in the past, but now he was heartbroken, realizing he had missed the opportunityto benefit from the Johnson family from the marriage.