Betrayal At the Altar by Dolores Delia

Chapter 762

Harold was still pondering the question that Rachel had just asked him. It wasn’t until he walked past her that he

suddenly snapped to reality. “Rachel Grey, what did you mean by your words just now? You’d better get this

straight!”

He tried his best to struggle and resist, but the torment he experienced last night had left him exhausted. He had

no strength left to fight against Billy, a man much more powerful than him.

No man could escape from the trap of love.

Not to mention this was a carefully designed one.

He was like a fish in a pond, specially selected and baited with carefully prepared bait, with no chance of escape.

Even though he knew he was being used as a pawn by Yandel, he couldn’t help himself when faced with Yannis’s

great temptation. He simply couldn’t reject her.

Besides, the forces behind those people were not something he could provoke.

However, he couldn’t accept that the love he had given wholeheartedly was ultimately just a manipulation. Rachel

narrowed her indifferent eyes. Suddenly, her red lips curled into a wicked smile. “Why should I tell you?”

Sometimes, some things would lose their effect when too much was revealed.

“I only want to plant a seed of doubt in your heart and torment you all the time,”

“Rachel Grey… Mmm!” Harold flew into a rage out of humiliation. As he was about to unleash his anger on Rachel,

Billy acted swiftly and sealed his mouth with black duct tape.

At the same time as Harold was taken away, two anonymous emails appeared in the investigation team’s inbox.

The amount of evidence and content was simply shocking.

One email detailed how Alfredo embezzled and took bribes, engaged in power-for-sex trades, and pocketed millions

of dollars.

The other email contained an audio clip.

It fully proved how Harold worked with others to frame Tom, including how he stole Tom’s private seal and

pretended to be Tom before the camera.

With these two pieces of evidence, Tom was cleared of all charges.

In the following days, various media outlets published apology letters online, and related departments held press

conferences to apologize publicly to Johnson Corporation.

They claimed that extreme measures like freezing Johnson Corporation’s assets should not have been taken before

the evidence was conclusive.

Rachel glanced at the television screen indifferently, then picked up her cup and sipped her tea.

Sitting opposite Rachel, Jimmy looked at her before shifting his gaze to David.

Gosh, the vibes between those two were becoming more and more identical.

As he was thinking, Rachel put down her cup and casually rubbed her fingertips on it before asking, “Do you guys

know Yandel Smith?”

Upon hearing this name, Jimmy and Landon exchanged glances, and their lips curved slightly into a mysterious

“pter 762 smile.

David took an apple and peeled it slowly. His actions were not affected the slightest bit by Rachel’s words. “I’ve

heard of him.”

Hearing this, Rachel’s brow furrowed slightly. “His background seems to be quite mysterious. Even the Red Flame’s

intelligence team couldn’t dig up anything about him.”

Given Red Flame’s capabilities, there shouldn’t be anything they couldn’t uncover.

Moreover, according to Harold, the other party had money, power, and influence. Why would they come to Seaxas

to compete with her uncle for a mere position?

It didn’t make sense they were here to seek attention.

David’s eyes could not help but turn a shade darker when he saw Rachel lost in thought. “We can’t guess their

intentions when they’re hiding in the shadows while we’re in the light.”

Hearing David’s words, Rachel subconsciously glanced sideways at him.

Coincidentally, David handed the peeled apple to her.

“What are your plans for the afternoon?” David asked.

Rachel took a bite of the apple. It was so sweet that her expression could not help but soften. “I’m going to pick up

Uncle Tom.”

Now that the truth was brought to light, Tom didn’t need to remain suspended and under investigation.

The moment Tom exited the building, he looked up at the sky above his head and could not help but fall into a daze.

Honestly, he had prepared himself mentally for the fact that he might not be able to leave in the short term.

However, he never expected to regain his freedom in such a short time.

One had to know that the evidence collected by the investigation team before this was substantial and well-

established.

Even if he was really innocent, no one would believe him.

However, he was able to clear his name in a short three days, and it was truly incredible.

“Mr. Johnson, we’ve been neglectful these past few days. Please don’t take it to heart. We were only doing our job

by the book,” a staff member said, trembling as he stood next to Tom with a flattering smile.

Tom resumed his usual cold and aloof demeanor in the blink of an eye. “I won’t. But is it possible for you to reveal

the evidence that overturned my previous charges?”

Upon hearing this, several workers exchanged complex and obscure looks, their faces showing a mix of reluctance.

“Mr. Johnson, it’s not that we don’t want to tell you, but regulations don’t allow us to leak evidence. Now that you’re

out, wouldn’t it be better to forget what happened before?”

After all, he had finally regained his freedom, so why bother stirring up trouble again?

Tom understood what they were implying and didn’t press the issue further.

Just then, the sound of a horn rang out from a distance.

He turned around and saw a black Volkswagen approaching and stopping not far away.

Tom knew that continuing to question the person before him would likely yield little results, so he simply turned

and walked away.

After getting into the car, he let out a deep sigh and closed his eyes to rest for a bit before slowly lifting his eyelids.

and looking toward Rachel. “Rae-Rae, you’ve worked hard these past few days.”

“It’s nothing.” Rachel replied. “Do you want to go see Harold?”

At the mention of Harold’s name, Tom’s gaze briefly flickered.

Rachel said, “Let’s go see him. We might not have another chance to do so.”

At this moment, Lucas, who was driving the car, sneered coldly. “You went through all the trouble to pave the for

him, but in the end, you’re only raising an ingrate. I’ve never seen you put in this much effort for me.”

Lucas’s sudden jealousy wasn’t without reason.

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They had learned that Tom had used his connections built up over many years to help Harold. It was enough to

make even Rachel wonder if this was really her upright and honest Uncle Tom!

Lucas would have demanded a paternity test from Harold if Rachel hadn’t arrived on time to stop him.

Tom remained silent, perhaps realizing he was wrong or finding the situation too ironic and absurd.

He had saved his own selfish desire at the risk of harming himself and the Johnson family.

As the car fell into a hush, Rachel suddenly asked, “Uncle Tom, have you had any conflicts with Yandel?”

“Yandel Smith?” Tom furrowed his brow, his eyes full of contemplation. “Since he transferred here, we’ve only met.

during work. Other than that, we never interacted with each other. We each have our own responsibilities and

never interfered with each other.”