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Chapter 298
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Chapter 298
Ariana frowned.
“Where did you hear this from?”
“You don’t know? The school forum is blowing up over it!” Selena replied, her voice was laced with urgency.
Anyone could becBrian's fiancée, but not Fiona. If Fiona was chosen, wouldn't it make Ariana a joke in
everyone's eyes?
“What's Mrs. Lodge Senior thinking? | used to think she was a good person, but this... This is clearly a deliberate
attempt to embarrass you!”
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Ariana remained calm. “Don’t worry. It might just be a rumor. Even if it’s true, | really don’t care.”
“I'm mad on your behalf! How could you be so calm?” Selena huffed on the other end of the line.
Suddenly, Victor coughed softly.
Hearing the sound of a man, Selena paused. “What was that noise? Don’t tell me-"
Ariana could almost see Selena imagining an elaborate scenain her mind. Pressing her fingers to her temple,
she said, “Selena, it's not what you're thinking.”
“I get it, | get it! | totally get it!”
Selena suddenly sounded thrilled. “I thought you'd be upset over Brian, but you've already moved on! You're my
kind of girl, Ariana. | was worried for nothing. Since you're busy with... Whatever's going on, | won't hold you up.
Next twe meet, you must spill all the details!”
Before Ariana could explain, Selena had already hung up.
She glanced at Victor, who was still engrossed in his work and hadn't even looked her way. That cough earlier
was probably just a coincidence.
“Focus on your handwriting. Put your phone on silent,” Victor said flatly.
“Yes, Mr. Smith.”
Ariana quickly put her phone on silent and redirected her attention to practicing her handwriting.
At the university, Evelyn scrolled through the heated discussions on her phone, a cold smile forming on her lips.
“Evelyn, I'm sure none of this is true. Don't let it get to you!” Julia said, trying to comfort her.
Evelyn wasn’t concerned about Fiona. To her, Fiona was nothing more than a cheap substitute. She wasn’t
worried about Brian falling for someone like her.
“I'm fine. | trust Brian. This is all just baseless gossip,” Evelyn said calmly.
However, she didn’t mind using Fiona to disgust Ariana. After all, back then, it was by imitating her that Ariana
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhad managed to catch Brian's attention.
“Didn’t the school say they were distributing review materials soon? | heard Ariana hasn't been around lately.
Should we call her and ask her to cpick them up?” Evelyn suggested, her tone tinged with concern.
Julia's expression soured instantly. “Why would you think of helping someone like Ariana? Have you forgotten
what she did? If it weren't for her, Maddie wouldn't have...”
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Because of Ariana, Maddie had been forced to drop out of school. No other university would take her, and she'd
even ended up at the police station after being charged with assault. She had even been detained for a while.
The Hicks family’s business had collapsed, their hwas vandalized, and even the Granger family hadn't
escaped unscathed.
“It’s all in the past now. | don’t think Ariana holds grudges. Besides, she’s injured, isn't she?”
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