Betrayal At the Altar by Dolores Delia

Chapter 853
Rachel Grey did not overthink it and asked casually. “Is Grandpa asleep?”
“Yes, he’s asleep” Mr. Chadwick said, “Mr. Johnson went fishing with a friend today. He was exhausted after a long day”
Rachel nodded. Just as she was about to go upstairs, she saw Arthur walking out with Lucas “Why are you back?” she asked. in
surprise.
“I’m back to discuss the wedding.” Lucas walked over and signaled at her “Shall we go out for a chat?”
Rachel raised her eyebrows slightly. “Do you have anything to drink?”
Lucas pursed his lips and walked towards the wine cellar. “Let’s go.”
The two arrived at the wine cellar.
They sat on a leather sofa under the bright crystal lights that echoed with the expensive wine cabinets around them, the
extravagant cellar was decorated and well-stocked.
Rachel dropped some ice cubes into her brandy and swirled the glass lightly. The ice cubes clinked against the glass wall,
emitting a crisp, cracking sound. “Have you taken care of Hans Grey?” she asked.
She did not know if Hans would let it go, but Rachel understood Lucas too well. He would not let Hans off easily.
Therefore, she guessed that Lucas wanted to talk about Hans Grey.
However, he looked solemn tonight, as if something weighed on his mind.
Lucas’s dark eyes glanced at Rachel intensely when he heard her question.
Then he took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. The nicotine gave him temporary relief and eased him off his weary
mind
“You’ll read in the news tomorrow morning that the Grey family has declared bankruptcy due to debt problems,” Lucas
announced.

He stared at Rachel without blinking, fearing that he would miss the subtle changes on her face.
However, Rachel looked indifferent to the information, as if Hans Grey was merely a dispensable passerby in her life.
Rachel took a sip of brandy and rested the glass on the table, making a slight sound. “So, the person leaving in the car just now
was Hans Grey?” she asked knowingly in an icy tone.
Lucas lowered his eyes and did not look at her. “Yes!”
Rachel’s eyes flickered slightly, and her lips curled into a meaningful smile. “Looks like his wishful thinking didn’t work out.
Instead, he stepped straight into Grandpa’s minefield”
The Grey family would have been safe and sound if Hans had not treaded into Arthur Johnson’s minefield.
Lucas did not utter a word; he finished the brandy in his glass instead.
After a long pause, he said, “Rae-Rae, I don’t know how much feeling you have left for Hans Grey over the years, but he is
someone who will do anything to achieve his goals. He will only harm you if you let him roam freely.”
“I know, Rachel said admittedly. It was a fact she could not deny.
She thought of the sufferings she had endured all these years.
Since Hans chose to believe Lily Grey’s and her mother’s words, Rachel had utterly given up on her father.
Since they did not have deep feelings for each other, how could they not bear to part with each other?
If she did not ascertain that she was Hans’s biological daughter, she would have suspected he had an inexplicable intense,
deep-seated hatred toward her for some unknown reason.
Otherwise, why did he not believe her back then and abandoned her in the snow?
In her opinion, Hans only had himself to blame for his current ordeal.
He could have lived the rest of his life comfortably on the Grey family’s wealth if he was not so greedy.
However, Rachel was curious how Hans had angered her grandfather so much to lead the elderly man to uproot the Grey family
against his late daughter’s dying wish.

Rachel practically grew up with Lucas since she came to the Johnson family,
They were inseparable; Luras used to follow Rachel everywhere she went. As such, there was an unbreakable bond between
the two.
They would know each other’s thoughts with a mere glance.
At this moment, Lucas knew what was on Rachel’s mind when he saw her in deep thought.
He lowered his eyes so she could not see his emotions. He said calmly, “Hans Grey wanted to make a deal with the Johnson
family in which he claimed you were involved. In return, he requested the Johnson family to protect his current wealth and
status.”
“Grandpa spent time with him alone after I brought him back to the mansion. I was not privy to their discussion, but my instinct
told me Hans must have angered the old man.”
Otherwise. Arthur would not be in such a rage to go against his daughter’s dying wish.
The Johnson family had been less than lukewarm to the Grey family all these years as if it did not care about the shameful things
Hans had done. However, the men in the Johnson family had always held a grudge against him.
Arthur had held back in the past because he could not bear to go against his daughter’s wish before she passed.
Hans must have struck a raw nerve in Arthur to make him break his promise in a fit of anger.
Rachel looked calm, and her tone was emotionless. “Will Hans let it go if the Grey family declares bankruptcy?”
“Don’t worry, Grandpa will make necessary arrangements for Hans after deciding on the fate of the Grey family,” Lucas said.
*From now on, the Grey family will no longer have a foothold in Pollister, and you are the only daughter in the Johnson family.”
The two talked till late in the night, Lucas walked Rachel back to her room. “It’s getting late. Have a good rest.”
“Yeah,” Rachel replied. “You too.”
Rachel then went inside her room. Lucas looked gloomy and complicated as he stared at the closed door.

He lied to Rachel just now.
Lucas was, in fact, present when Hans talked to Arthur and found out about Hans’s so-called secret about Rachel. However, he
did not expect Hans to deny that Rachel was not part of the Grey family, insisting that she was not his biological bloodline.
Hans revealed that Sophia Johnson was already pregnant when she married him.
Judging. Lucas was shocked and burned with anger when he heard that.
He did not expect Hans to be so despicable as to slander his late wife’s name after she passed so many years ago. Hans
seemed to have noticed their suspicion. Then he immediately plucked a strand of his hair and asked for a paternity
test.
He seemed to have foreseen the outcome judging from his unabashed self-confidence.
Arthur looked at Hans indifferently. His eyes flickered with an unfathomable gloom as he announced, “The Grey family finally
declares bankruptcy because of debt disputes. Hans Grey, the family’s legal representative who suffered at tremendous blow,
will be admitted to a mental sanatorium for treatment and recovery.”
The simple statement changed Hans’ life and the Grey family’s fate for good.
After its bankruptcy, the Grey family would no longer exist in Pollister, and Hans would probably die in a sanatorium.