Betrayal At The Altar

Chapter 650

“I can only say that it had some use before, but now that it’s in our hands, it has been abandoned,” Rachel said.

Whether Marina Jones was trying to sweeten Olivia up or was helping the Cruise Group out of kindness, in the end, she was only using the Cruise Group to enter the business market of Seaxas.

Over the years, the Four Families of Seaxas supported and balanced each other, resulting in the current stable economy of Seaxas.

Once Marina gained a foothold in the Seaxas market, it would break the current situation.

At that time, no one could guess what kind of bloodshed it would cause.

Originally, Rachel had planned to destroy the Cruise Group within a month. This way, she would not need to spend much on doing so.

But she didn’t expect that the Cruise family actually wanted to kill her.

Since the Cruise family had a death wish, she could only oblige.

Rachel rubbed her aching forehead. A layer of frustration gradually appeared between her eyebrows. Tll lie down for a while. Call me if anything happens.”

“Okay.”

Meanwhile, ever since the Smith family found out that the Cruise family had been seized, Mrs. Smith had been using her connections to find out more information.

However, everyone was advising her not to do anything to help the Cruise family. The Cruise family. had offended the Johnson family this time. Wouldn’t she be courting death if she got involved with the Cruise family at such a time?

After hanging up, Mrs. Smith felt uneasy.

She was afraid that the Smith family would be dragged into Olivia’s mess.

If she had known that the Cruise family had been involved in so much dirty work behind her back, she would never have let Louis get engaged to her.

Coincidentally, Mr. Smith had just come home and handed her a carefully selected ring. “See if you

like it.”

In the past, when presented with such small surprises, Mrs. Smith would quickly forget about all her unhappiness, but not this time.

She casually stuffed the box aside and took a sip of the cup.

Seeing that she was not in a good mood, Mr. Smith comforted her. “We’ll cross the bridge when we come to it. Don’t worry too much.”

“How can not worry?” Mrs. Smith glared at him angrily. “If I had known that the Cruise family was like this back then, I would never have let Olivia marry into our family!”

“I thought that their family is honest and in consideration of our past relationship, I arranged for Louis and Olivia to be together. Who knew that the Cruise family would actually cause such a huge mess? Especially Olivia! She’s truly a born actress. She said that she couldn’t forget Louis all these years and was loyal, but in the end, she acted so indecently overseas and even got herself pregnant. When she was kicked out, she started thinking about Louis. What does she take Louis for?”

With such a scandal being exposed at the engagement banquet, not only did Olivia’s reputation. plummet but even Louis was mocked by all.

Now that the Cruise family was involved in an illegal transaction, Richard Cruise would surely be

punished by law.

Even if Olivia was lucky enough to escape the law, Mrs. Smith would never accept her into the Smith family.

“What do you want to do then?” Mr. Smith looked at her.

“Divorce! They must divorce! The sooner the better!” Mrs. Smith blurted out. “No matter what, in the eyes of outsiders, they are just engaged. We just need to quietly get a divorce so that no one will gossip about us.”

Mr. Smith frowned slightly. “If they get a divorce, it’ll be hard for Louis to find a second wife…”

Mrs. Smith said, “So be it. It’s better than keeping a scourge like Olivia at our home!”

“Mr. Louis.” The maid’s voice came from the door.

Mrs. Smith turned and saw Louis walking in.

She quickly stood up to welcome him. “Louis, it’s good that you’re back. I have to talk to you.”

“You want to persuade me to divorce Olivia?” Louis looked at her.

Mrs. Smith was at a loss when she met his sharp gaze.

She pursed her lips and carefully reached out to hold Louis’s hand. “Louis, I know you might not feel good, but you have to think about our family, don’t you? Are you really planning to sacrifice our entire

future for the Smith family?”

“Mr. Louis, Old Mr. Smith wants to talk to you in his courtyard.” The maid’s voice rang again.

Louis frowned slightly. “Okay.”

He pushed Mrs. Smith’s hand away. “Mom, you don’t have to worry about this.”

With that, he left without looking back.

Mrs. Smith stared at his back as he left and then at her own empty hand. She was caught off guard and felt bitter.

Meanwhile, in the backyard, Old Mr. Smith was half-lying on the bed.

Ever since he was discharged from the hospital, Old Mr. Smith had not been as healthy as before. In addition, hearing that something had happened to the Cruise family, he could not sleep or eat well, and he looked even older and more haggard.

“Grandpa.” When Louis came to his room, Old Mr. Smith had just taken his medicine.

Old Mr. Smith nodded and gestured for him to sit by his bed. The two of them chatted about the seizure of the Cruise family. “Now that something like this has happened to the Cruise Group, what do you plan to do next?”

“I’ll wait and see,” Louis said. “According to the process, they are liquidating the assets of the Cruise family. The Cruise Group will be auctioned next.”

Old Mr. Smith’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his turbid eyes shone with a sharp cold gaze. “You want to bid for the Cruise Group?”

Louis nodded. “As far as I know, Richard Cruise has a production line. If we can get this production line, it will be very beneficial to the future development of Smith Group.”

“If that’s your consideration, you truly live up to my nurturing and expectations for you,” Old Mr. Smith said. “Let me ask you again. What are your plans for your marriage with Olivia?”

“Of course, we have to cut ties as soon as possible.”

Louis thought that when he said this, his heart would ache and he would be regretful.

However, when he said this out loud, not only did he not feel any heartache or pity, but he also felt an indescribable joy. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“Take this.” Old Mr. Smith handed him a box. “Your Grandma left this for you. You can decide what to do with it yourself.”

Louis recognized the box.

He also knew what the bracelet within meant.

On the eve of his marriage to Rachel, Old Mr. Smith gave the bracelet to Rachel.

He originally thought that bracelet was still with Rachel. He did not expect her to have returned it to Old Mr. Smith long ago.

Old Mr. Smith sighed softly and said meaningfully, “If there’s a chance, I still hope that this bracelet can be returned to its original owner.”

Louis’s eyes flickered slightly, and his fingers could not help but tighten around the box. “I’ll work

hard for it.”

After leaving the Smith family, he called his assistant. “Order a bouquet of roses for me.”

“Ms. Grey, there’s a bouquet of roses for you.” Linda knocked on Rachel’s door.

Rachel had just woken up. Her head was still a little dizzy, but the pain had disappeared completely.

When she saw the fiery red roses, it took her a minute to process what she was seeing.

Coincidentally, her phone buzzed. David had just texted her.

[Shall we go to Trinisia garden for dinner tonight?]

Rachel Grey didn’t answer. Her fingertips tapped on the keyboard. “Is that from you?”

David had no idea what she was talking about.