Rachel had already called Nicholas earlier that day, her tone even as she said yes to the wedding date he had picked.
It wasn't because she had a strong desire for it.
It wasn't because the idea excited her heart.
It was because she needed it done, once and for all. She needed it to all be over, so she can return to it being just her and David.
No other person. No Nicholas.
The plan was straightforward. She would stand next to him, smile for the cameras, and say the empty words 'I do'. Just an event for the public, nothing more. After all, this whole marriage was just a fake, a deal full of lies and revenge.
Tessa, who had always watched her child, was the only other person she had confided in. She made Tessa promise to keep it a secret. David must not hear a single thing about the wedding. Rachel had made that completely obvious.
