Chapter 177

The three of them discussed briefly before agreeing to invite Sonya and her husband to dinner at rhe 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.”

I know Lucian doesn't mean it. I've heard of the rumors, but I didn't take them to

trailed off as

by Lucian's side these few years, so we know your feelings. But

he won’t allow you to suffer. He can ignore your plight, but I can't! Listen to me. It's

Elias heard

demanded, “What's going on? Is it about the rumor? I'll deal

Lucian's engagement is only Aubree's wishful thinking. Lucian doesn't have any intention of marrying her. They also claim that our family depended on your family

nonsense!” Sonya's face

ones who know about the engagement. We've received a lot from Lucian. As he isn't interested in

her mother, it breaks my heart to see people gossiping about her. It's better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony. I'll decide on behalf of her today

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