Betrayal At The Altar (Rachel and David) novel Chapter 102

Chapter 102

“There’s no hurry. There’s still time for you to eat,” Old Mr. Smith said calmly.

Jane Smith’s lips curled into a satisfied smile. When she raised her glass, she raised her eyebrows at Rachel Grey, who was sitting near and facing her. There was a hint of provocation in her eyes.

In the past, Rachel had never attended Old Mr. Smith’s birthday banquet, so she naturally prepared a gift this year.

Jane especially went to look at the item that Rachel had sent. The packaging of the box looked ordinary, and it was evident that it was not anything valuable.

Rachel noticed Jane’s gaze. Rachel just calmly picked up the glass of water and took a sip.

After the gathering ended, the servants presented Jane’s gifts. There were at least dozens

of them.

The relatives opened the carefully selected gifts one by one, placing them on the table for Old Mr. Smith to look at.

As everyone knew, Old Mr. Smith loved paintings and art pieces, so most of the congratulatory gifts were to his liking.

Surprisingly, Mr. Lewis from a powerful corporation even gifted a famous Baroque sculpture.

Jane unwrapped the gift that Olivia Cruise had meticulously prepared. “Grandpa, do you like this painting?” Jane asked.

Jane handed it over to Old Mr. Smith.

Old Mr. Smith looked up at the painting and was overjoyed. “This is… a painting from the Baroque period?”

Then Rachel raised her head and smiled meaningfully.

Olivia replied, “Yes, Grandpa Smith. I specially visited a collector and bought this painting. from him. I hope you like it.”

“This painting is very valuable. What’s there not to like about this?” Old Mr. Smith joked.

He carefully held the painting. It was not exactly exquisite, but even its canvas seemed to be made of special material.

Before the painting fell into the hands of others, it was monopolized by the nobles. They were a common gift among the nobles then, so commoners rarely came across them.

With Mrs. Smith praising Olivia, some also pitched in, “Mrs. Smith is so lucky. Her son is outstanding, and even her future daughter–in–law is competent. How enviable.”

Olivia leaned against Louis’s chest and followed his line of sight. Then she saw Rachel sitting not far away. Olivia secretly gritted her teeth, but there was still a gentle smile on her face. “Louis, what’s wrong?”

Louis tightened his grip on Olivia’s waist. He looked at the woman in his arms with a gentle smile. “I definitely won’t.”

Seeing this, the Smith family’s relatives revealed ambiguous smiles.

As everyone spoke, they secretly sized up Rachel, who was sitting not far away, trying to spot any change in her expression.

However, Rachel just sipped her tea as usual, as if she was uninvolved.

Everyone could not help but purse their lips. They were amazed at how Rachel could pretend to be unfazed. They wanted to see how much longer she could put up the act.

Then Jane said casually, “Miss Grey, I haven’t seen your gift. Speaking of which, this is your first time attending Grandpa’s birthday banquet. I think your gift must be an extraordinary

one!”

As Jane spoke, she looked at Rachel with a smile on her face. There was a hint of schadenfreude in her eyes.

“It’s nothing special,” Rachel said flatly.