Chapter: 177

“Exactly. Who wears a mask for no reason?” Jennifer replied seriously, hiding her inner laughter as she thought about how easily Ariana had been taken in.

Ariana frowned, feeling guilty for having tried to uncover Holden’s true identity in the past. @

Jennifer continued, painting a picture of Holden as a misunderstood and mistreated man. “He only keeps a low profile and distances himself from others because of his traumatic past.

The nanny who saved him from the fire later kidnapped him! Can you believe that? No one has ever been genuinely kind to him; they only want to use him for his wealth and power. ” @

Ariana listened with empathy in her heart. “It’s so sad,” she whispered.

“Exactly,” Jennifer continued, her tone sounding more and more genuine. “Holden has been betrayed and used by those close to him, which is why he has become so guarded and cynical. But he actually doesn’t have any true friends, which is why he was testing you. He never meant to cause you any harm.”

silently, her mind absorbed by

him?” Jennifer queried with a

bygones be bygones,” she said, still a bit hesitant. “But anyway, I don’t think we’ll cross paths

tell that Ariana was still annoyed, so she quickly ditched her smile and tried to

be rough around the edges, but that’s just his way of navigating social interactions. That necklace in the box was purchased by royalty from another kingdom, but Holden was determined to retrieve it for you, knowing how important it was to your late mother. He really wants

Ariana cast her gaze down at the

satisfied smirk, Jennifer noticed Ariana’s change of expression. She was grateful for her talent of being able to craft convincing stories, particularly one

didn’t think it would be difficult

“Why does this involve you? Does Holden really need you to do something as small as giving me

just a small matter. It’s very important to me. Holden’s

bewildered by Jennifer’s demeanor. She acted like a woman who enjoyed

know Adrian, my recently betrothed fiance?” Jennifer asked, her aloof expression appearing

confirmed, “Yes, he’s the Vice

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