Chapter 177 

The three of them discussed briefly before agreeing to invite Sonya and her husband to dinner at The Waterfront that night.

When Sonya and Elias arrived, Aubree’s family was already waiting in the private room. Aubree hung her head low, seemingly despondent, while her parents wore grim expressions.

When they walked into the room, Aubree lifted her head and forced out a smile. “Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Farwell.”

Her smile slipped soon after as though she was nursing a grievance.

Sonya was puzzled. “Aubree, what’s the matter? Did someone bully you? Tell me about it.”

Gina’s voice rang out. “She’s upset because of the rumors circulating outside. People are accusing Aubree of being a gold-digger, so she’s been crying for the past few days.”

refuted, “No, I know Lucian doesn’t mean it. I’ve heard of the rumors,

off as

resigned and worried look. “You’ve remained by Lucian’s side these few years, so we know your feelings. But the outsiders have

her voice, “If Lucian loves you, he won’t allow you to suffer. He can ignore your

heard their exchange

brows snapped together as she demanded, “What’s going on? Is it

 

wishful thinking. Lucian doesn’t have any intention of marrying her. They also claim that our family depended on your family to climb up the ranks. Now that Lucian has a new lover, and their engagemeni hasn’t been announced, they are

utter nonsense!” Sonya’s

right. For the past few years, it was Aubree who remained by Lucian’s side. We’re the only ones who know about the engagement. We’ve received a lot from

her mother, it breaks my heart to see people gossiping about her. It’s better to just get the pain

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