Chapter 393
Chapter 392
“Neil Loge? Who is that?”
Ariana looked at Selena in confusion.
The two of them were having lunch in the school cafeteria,
Selena, fiddling with her phone, replied, “Oh, he was our senior.”
As she spoke, Selena handed her phone to Ariana and continued, “Looks like he was the heir of the Loge family, but his family
no longer lives in Gleaston. His whole family was rumored to have moved abroad after his death.
“Right now, the forums are full of gossip about Evelyn. They say Evelyn, Neil, and Mr. Lodge grew up together. When Evelyn and
Neil were still minors, they secretly crossed the line, and she ended up pregnant.
“They were supposed to get married because of the baby, but Neil got into a car accident and died unexpectedly. Not long after,
Evelyn had a miscarriage.
“Over the years, Mr. Lodge had always indulged Evelyn to honor his promise to Neil before Neil’s death. He and Evelyn were
never actually romantically involved with each other.”
Ariana glanced at the information on her phone.
four or five years old.
Could this rumor actually be true?
Ariana frowned.
If that were the case, why did Brian abandon her in their past life and rush to the airport to look for Evelyn? “Ari? Ari?”
Seeing Ariana lost in thought, Selena asked in confusion, “What’s wrong? Why are you acting funny?
“It’s nothing.”
Ariana handed the phone back to Selena and said, “But that still doesn’t prove that Brian has no feelings for Evelyn.”
“True, but now everyone thinks he doesn’t love her and is only acting out of responsibility. Otherwise, why. wouldn’t he protect
her?”
“Who says he didn’t protect her?”
If it weren’t for William’s intervention this time, Evelyn would have graduated college.
“Did
you not watch the video on the forum? Mr. Lodge clearly rejected Evelyn. He only agreed after she used Neil’s death to blackmail
him emotionally.”
Selena added with a sigh, “This is the first time I feel like that scumbag Brian Lodge has some sort of moral compass. Too bad
“But honestly, given Mr. Lodge’s influence, he had plenty of ways to protect Evelyn, but he didn’t take any action Otherwise, I bet
she still would have graduated without a litch”
Hearing this, Ariana fell silent for a moment.
That was true. If Brian had wanted to, not even William–on anyone more powerful–could have stopped him from protecting
Evelyn.
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But this time, he didn’t step in all the way,
Could she have misjudged Brian?
Ariana shook her head. What did it matter? At the end of the day, he still stood up for Evelyn.
It made no real difference.
She took a sip of water and said, “I have something to do tonight. Congratulations on graduating, Selena.”
“Same to you!”
After leaving school, Ariana returned to the Torrey residence.
She hadn’t been back for a few days while recovering from her injuries, and in that time, Gwen and Igor had been quarreling
nonstop.
When she arrived, Gwen enthusiastically welcomed Ariana at the door in a sudden reversal of her usual attitude.
“Oh, you’re back? I heard you were seriously injured! Why didn’t you rest at home for your recovery? Come. Let me take a look
at your injury. Does it still hurt?”