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.”

I know Lucian doesn’t mean it. I’ve heard of

as

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

Lucian loves you, he won’t allow you to suffer. He can ignore your plight,

heard their exchange

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

and Lucian’s engagement is only Aubree’s wishful thinking. Lucian doesn’t have any intention of marrying

nonsense!”

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

shot her 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, rather than prolong the

her head low and

one could see her expression, but it was pretty obvious