Betrayal At The Altar

Chapter 19

As soon as the message was sent, a reply came instantly, and the duo agreed to meet in 20 minutes.

Upon seeing the immediate response from the other party, Rachel could not help but wonder if he had been waiting for her message all along.

Noticing her distracted state, Mary asked casually, “What are you going to do about the Smith family?”

“I will resign,” Rachel replied decisively.

After all, she had nothing to hold onto in the Smith family.

Now that she wanted to cut ties with them, she would make sure to see it through because she was not the kind to procrastinate.

Hearing her response, Mary secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, she had been worried that her friend would feel guilty in the end.

Over the years, as an outsider, she had witnessed the extent of Rachel’s dedication to Louis, and it was precisely thanks to her assistance that the Smith family had risen to their current position. In other words, without her help, the flourishing Smith family would not be able to maintain their success.

While Mary was lost in thought, her phone rang again. She took a look at the caller ID, and a faint hint of derision appeared in her eyes.

She hung up the phone without any hesitation. She realized that she had underestimated Louis’s persistence.

The phone call was disconnected once again, bringing gloominess to Louis’s face.

The sudden withdrawal of funds by the Green family had become known to the company’s board of directors, and everyone believed that he had offended the family, which caused the directors‘ disapproval.

However, upon careful recollection, he realized that he had not even seen anyone from the Green family recently, so it was impossible for him to have offended them.

He was eager to meet with someone from the Green family to

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understand the reasons behind their fund withdrawal. In the meantime, he also wanted to persuade them to invest again.

While leaning against the hospital bed, Olivia looked at Louis’s cold and grim face. After hesitating for a moment, she carefully asked, “Louis, is something wrong?”

“Nothing,” Louis replied perfunctorily.

Her expression became downcast, and pearl–like tears silently rolled down her cheeks.

Seeing the tears on her face, Louis felt a sense of distress. He quickly walked up to her and gently wiped away the tears on her face with his fingertips. “Why are you crying when everything is fine?” he asked.

“It is all because of my uselessness. I can only watch you run into trouble, and I am not able to help,” she said, nestling in his arms like a little bird. Meanwhile, her soft, tender hands rested on his chest. “Sometimes I really envy Rachel. I envy her intelligence and her methods. If she were here with you now, she would surely be able to help you.”

Upon hearing Rachel’s name, he felt a wave of annoyance.

It was as if the people around him were constantly reminding him that he was nothing without Rachel.

He had his own pride, so it was only natural that he found it difficult to be content living in the shadow of a woman.

However, the fact was that Rachel was the one who had fought for the investment from the Green family, and the fact that the Green family suddenly withdrew their investment shortly after Rachel broke up with him had him contemplate the cause within.

He wondered if Rachel had interfered and taken the opportunity to retaliate against him.

At the thought of this, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

“Take some rest. I will go talk to Rachel,” he said.

“I will go with you.” Olivia grabbed his hand and explained without waiting for him to refuse, “Rachel doesn’t have any relatives here. We should take extra care.”

He hesitated for half a second before he nodded. “When you see her

later, don’t take anything she says to heart. Trust me. I will protect you and never let you get hurt again.”

Through his words, one could tell that he already viewed Rachel as a malicious presence.

“I understand.” Olivia blinked cheekily. She then stood on tiptoe and left a quick, gentle peck on his lips.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.