Betrayal At the Altar by Dolores Delia

Chapter 827

After chatting about the topic, Rachel and Miriam walked into the living room together.

At that moment, Arthur was sitting in front of the table and playing chess with Lucas.

Tom and Eleanor were on the phone. So, no one noticed Rachel and Miriam walking in.

Arthur and Lucas chatted casually from time to time. Arthur took the initiative to talk about Lucas’ wedding. “Lucas,

do you have any thoughts about the wedding? The Waller family is a proper noble family. Miriam may feel wronged

to marry into our the Johnson family, so we have to do our best to give her the best and the most dignified.”

Previously, Arthur had never thought of preserving the wealth and status of the Johnson family through a marriage

alliance.

However, something had happened to Tom, which was undoubtedly a wake-up call for Arthur. Arthur realized that

the Johnson family had a descendant who had dabbled in politics and that many people had been jealous of it.

Initially, Arthur wanted Rachel to be married off. This way, it could protect Rachel and achieve the Johnson family at

the same time, which would make the best of both worlds.

Arthur had even started to select candidates in private for Rachel. Unexpectedly, Lucas stood out and proposed to

seek a marriage alliance on his initiative.

Arthur knew very well that Lucas was protecting Rachel in every way. While he felt gratified, he knew in his heart

that Lucas was trying to support Rachel.

For the Johnson family, it was a matter of time before it embarked on a marriage alliance.

Moreover, everyone knew very well that it did not matter if Lucas and his wife had affection for each other. As long

as there was no problem with their standpoints, their marriage would form a permanent alliance for their two

families.

However, the daughter of the Waller family in Nanope marrying into the Johnson family was far beyond Arthur’s

expectations.

With the prestige of the Waller family in Nanope, the Johnson family was definitely out of its league. Therefore, all

the Johnsons could do was give Miriam an absolutely dignified and affluent life. As for the rest, it depended on

Lucas’ attitude.

There were not many mood swings on Lucas’s face. He fiddled with a chess piece with his fingertips and stared at

the chessboard. “The wedding is just a formality. What can I do? I’ll just listen to her.”

It was an ordinary sentence, but it sounded especially harsh to Miriam.

Miriam’s face paled a little, and a trace of gloominess flashed across her eyes.

Lucas’ attitude made Rachel realize that there was still a long way to go and many things to get used to before the

relationship between Lucas and Miriam improved.

“Grandpa, Rachel called out.

When the others heard that, they looked up.

Seeing Rachel, everyone’s faces revealed gentle joy.

Arthur smiled and waved at Rachel. “Come, let me see if you’ve lost weight when you went out during this period of

time.” Tom and Eleanor hung up the phone and walked over together. “Rae-Rae, when did you come back? Why

didn’t you inform Lucas to pick you up?”

“I thought that Lucas and Miriam should be together, so I didn’t disturb them,” Rachel said as she held Miriam’s

hand and walked over. “I sat outside with Miriam for a while just now, so I didn’t ask Mr. Chadwick to report.”

Rachel’s words reduced Miriam’s awkwardness.

Although Miriam was about to become Lucas’ wife, she was still not married. Coupled with the fact that she had no

love experience and had never interacted with the Johnsons before, it was inevitable that she would look out of

place among the happy family.

Rachel held Miriam’s hand and called her name kindly again and again. Miriam felt a sense of belonging and felt

warm in her heart.

Long before Miriam decided to marry into the Johnson family, she had secretly investigated the members of the

Johnson family.

Naturally, Miriam knew that everyone in the Johnson family doted on Rachel, although Rachel’s surname was Grey.

Miriam had thought that Rachel, who had been pampered since she was young, would more or less develop an

arrogant personality. However, after a few short interactions, Miriam found out that Rachel was not as arrogant and

pretentious as other ordinary rich young ladies. Instead, Rachel was so straightforward that even Miriam felt a little

inferior.

When the others heard how Rachel addressed Miriam, a hint of surprise flashed across their eyes. Lucas was even

in a daze for a moment.

Previously, Lucas was a little worried that Rachel and Miriam would not get along well with each other. Now, it

seemed that he had worried too much

For Lucas, it was quite good. As long as Miriam was willing to get along well with Rachel, he would naturally take

care of Miriam at all times

Lucas eyes were lowered, making others unable to see the expression on his face. His entire body was filled with a

faint cold aura that kept others away imperceptibly

Even though Lucas had shed his military uniform over the years, his body was still wrapped with an iron-blooded

and resolute temperament.

He was the man who Miriam fell in love with every time she saw him.

He was also the man Miriam had fallen for when she was young

After Rachel finished her meal at Johnson’s Mansion, she saw the text message from Aileen. She said a few simple

words to the Johnsons and got up to leave.

Lucas sent Rachel out as usual.

“When is the wedding? Rachel asked casually.

Lucas took out a cigarette from his pocket habitually, but when he thought about how Rachel disliked the smell of

cigarettes, he did not rush to light it. Instead, he held it between his fingers. “May 20th.”

May 20th was another Valentine’s Day for young people nowadays, so many young couples would choose to

register their marriage at city hall on this day.

It was obvious that it was Miriam’s idea to hold the wedding ceremony on May 20th.

“Where will you live after you get married?” Rachel knew that Lucas had many properties outside Lucas

Lucas said, “Next door.”

Next door to Johnson’s Mansion was the Oaks villa area.

As they spoke, Rachel walked to the front of the car.

After Rachel bent down and got into the car, she hesitated for a few seconds. She could not help but lower the car

window and remind Lucas. “Miriam is actually a good girl. Don’t always put on a straight face in front of her.

Otherwise, she will be so sad.”

Rachel didn’t know if Lucas had really taken her words to heart or if he was just giving her a perfunctory response.

Lucas waved goodbye to Rachel and said, “I know what I’m doing. Be careful on the road.”

From Lucas’ attitude, Rachel guessed that he was most likely just responding perfunctorily.

She complained in her heart, “He knows what he is doing?

“How can I expect him to know what he is doing?

“If he really knew it, he wouldn’t have made Miriam secretly sad.”

The car drove all the way to the hotel.

Rachel arrived at the hotel room. After knocking for a long time, she didn’t hear any response.

Just as she took out her phone and was about to make a call, the door in front of her suddenly opened.

Rachel saw that Aileen’s face was pale and her fringe was drenched in cold sweat.

Rachel’s expression suddenly changed. “What happened to you?”

As she spoke, Rachel saw that Aileen was on the verge of collapse. She rushed forward and grabbed Aileen’s arm.

“Hang in for a while. I’ll send you to the hospital now.”

Half an hour later, they arrived at the hospital.

After the doctor checked Aileen’s body, he looked at Rachel meaningfully. It was obvious that he had something to

say.

Rachel found the excuse of fetching warm water and turned to leave.

As expected, the doctor was waiting at the door.

Seeing Rachel, the doctor said bluntly. “Miss Grey, did you know that there was a bullet in the patient’s spine?”