Betrayal At the Altar by Dolores Delia

Chapter 759

Tom’s face was grave as he looked deeply at Rachel. “Rae-Rae, listen to my advice and don’t get involved. I…”

“I can’t just sit by and do nothing.” Rachel’s gaze turned cold inch by inch, and an indiscernible emotion flickered in

her eyes. “Are you saying you want to pretend to be muddle-headed? Or that you were deceived by Harold’s honest

and

straightforward appearance? Or perhaps you’re saying you didn’t expect him to repay kindness with enmity?”

Tom’s heart skipped a beat when he heard her last sentence. “You… you found out?”

“Otherwise, why do you think I met with Harold?” Rachel’s eyebrows raised slightly, and an unfamiliar evil gaze

flashed across her eyes.

Tom pressed his lips together and didn’t say anything.

All these years, he had been immersed in official circles. Every day, he had seen how people backstab and deceit

each other. As time passed, his character became more paranoid.

When Harold appeared before him, he was indeed taken aback,

Although the Johnson family had been providing financial support in name only for these years, and Tom had never

met them, he knew about each and every one of them.

Perhaps out of compassion for Harold, Tom valued him more than his other assistants.

He even gave Harold more opportunities to shine, even though he knew that doing so would cause discontent

among the other assistants.

However, something unexpected happened on that day. He brought Harold on a business trip to participate in a

poverty alleviation project organized by the local government. During the event, he drank a lot.

On the way back to the hotel, he sensed that something was wrong, but he never imagined that Harold, who was

on the business trip with him, would be the one who drugged him.

There was no truth to the allegation of bribery and behind-the-scenes dealings. since he never accepted any bribes

from local merchants.

After hearing the whole story from Tom, Rachel asked again, “But you still haven’t answered my previous question.”

Tom seemed hesitant to answer this question.

Whenever he tried to answer, he would fall silent and refuse to respond.

Lucas noticed Tom keeping quiet and pondered for a moment before shocking everyone by saying, “Don’t tell me

that Harold is your illegitimate son!”

Rachel was speechless.

Her gaze instinctively fell on Tom.

Tom’s expression was still solemn. His thin lips were tightly pursed, and he still refused to say anything.

His silence made Rachel’s heart sink.

As long as she could remember, Tom and Eleanor always had a harmonious relationship. They had been childhood

sweethearts, and Rachel had seen how much Eleanor loved Tom. If Tom really made an error of principle…

After what felt like ages, Tom spoke calmly. “Years ago, I was assigned to work in a fourth-tier city and met Harold.

He lost his parents and became a helpless orphan. in only a month. The Durhams were eager to get their hands on

his massive inheritance, so Harold, who had no family left, got kicked out by his relatives.”

Upon hearing this, Rachel and Lucas breathed a sigh of relief.

At least Tom didn’t have an illegitimate child.

After chatting with Tom for twenty minutes, they had to get up and leave.

As they were leaving, Rachel hesitated a while before turning to Tom. “Uncle Tom, would you mind if I did

something to Harold?”

Hearing this, Tom lifted his gaze and looked at her.

The woman’s eyes were filled with a unique flirtatious charm. This change made Tom dazed for a moment.

Chapter 759

After pondering for half a second, he said calmly, “Do whatever you want. I won’t blame you.”

“Alright.” Rachel nodded and turned to leave.

Tom could not leave this room, so he could only stand there and watch as Rachel

and Lucas leave.

The moment the door opened, he saw a tall figure leaning against the window.

It was David!

After immersing himself in the official circles for years, Tom had long learned to keep his emotions hidden.

However, the moment he saw David, he could not hide the surprise in his heart.

No wonder Rachel and Lucas could find this place. It turned out that David had been helping them in secret.

His eyes darkened when he suddenly thought of the change in Rachel.

The group got into the car and left. Rachel looked at the desolate surroundings. and could not help but frown.

David saw her slightly pale face and reached out to hold her cold fingertips. “Are you still worried about your Uncle

Tom?”

“Yes.” Rachel did not hide anything. She sighed silently and leaned her head on hist shoulder. “Although I know it’s

just a trap that the other party carefully designed, I still feel uneasy.”

She felt that things were not as simple as she thought.

She was also worried that the other party would use Tom to attack the Johnson family.

Hearing this, David lowered his eyes and looked at her. The corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.

Rachel’s fingers intertwined with David’s. She rubbed the protruding joints on the back of his hand and said

casually, “I guess you used some connections to bring me here.”

“Are you interested in getting to know them?” David raised his eyebrows slightly. There was a doting look in his eyes

that no one had ever seen before.

Rachel shook her head. “I’m just asking.”

However, she did not expect David would tell her everything truthfully.

“What do you plan to do about your uncle?” David asked.

“Naturally, we have to find the evidence first.” Rachel lowered her eyes to hide the coldness in them. “Then we can

help him clean up the mess.”

It didn’t matter if the other party was after Tom, her, or the Johnson family.

Since the other party had touched the Johnson family’s people, they had to pay the price.

At the same time, she wanted to teach the people around her a lesson. The Johnson family would not fall so easily!

A smile crept onto David’s face when he heard that. “Do whatever you want. I’ll back you up even if the sky

collapses.”

It was a simple sentence, but Rachel felt butterflies in her stomach.

She looked up at him and suppressed the throbbing in her heart. After calming down, she said softly, “Okay.”

Ever since they met, no matter what trouble she got into, David would always stand up for her immediately.

She knew if the sky really collapsed one day, David would definitely be the first one to support her.

He always helped her quietly, so she would not have to worry about anything.

Just like today, he used his connections to find the place where Tom was temporarily detained for interrogation.

Rachel wrapped her arms around his waist and pressed her head against his chest. She slowly closed her eyes, but

the corners of her mouth could not help curling up.

In the past, she had always thought she would not rely too much on someone. She also often warned herself to

always remain rational.

Until she met David. Her rationality told her to stop sinking, but her actions told her she could be willful for once.

Unbeknownst to herself, she had become very greedy for David.

She craved his warmth and presence and yearned for his coldness and tenderness.