The Abandoned Wife

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.”

mean it. I’ve heard of the rumors, but I didn’t take them

as her

her a resigned and worried look. “You’ve remained by Lucian’s side these few years, so

you to suffer. He can ignore your plight,

heard their

Is it about the rumor? I’ll deal with

and raised her head. “How are you going to handle the matter? Everyone in Horinglon knows about it. They claim that Aubree and Lucian’s engagement is only Aubree’s wishful thinking. Lucian doesn’t have any intention of

utter nonsense!” Sonya’s face

side. We’re the only ones who know about the engagement. We’ve received a lot from Lucian. As he isn’t interested in Aubree, we shouldn’t hold

daughter a distressed look. “Aubree still… Well, I’ve advised her for a couple of days, but she couldn’t bring herself to break up with him. As her mother, it breaks my heart to see people gossiping about her. It’s better to just get the pain over with,

hung her head

could see her expression, but it was