Chapter 177


    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 circting outside. People are using Aubree of being a gold-


    digger, so she’s been crying for the past few days.”Aubree immediately refuted, “No, I know Lucian


    doesn’t mean it. I’ve heard of the rumors, but I didn’t take them to heart…”She trailed off as her eyes


    turned red.Gina shot her a resigned and worried look. “You’ve remained by Lucian’s side these few


    years, so we know your feelings. But the outsiders have no idea. If Lucian…”She paused and lowered


    her voice, “If Lucian loves you, he won’t allow you to suffer. He can ignore your plight, but I can’t! Listen


    to me. It’s time to break up with him.”Sonya and Elias heard their exchange clearly.Sonya’s brows


    snapped together as she demanded, “What’s going on? Is it about the rumor? I’ll deal with the rumor


    right away!” Gina let out a bitter chuckle and raised her head. “How are you going to handle the matter?


    Everyone in Horinglon knows about it. They im that Aubree and Lucian’s engagement is only


    Aubree’s wishful thinking. Lucian doesn’t have any intention of marrying her. They also im that our


    family depended on your family to climb up the ranks. Now that Lucian has a new lover, and their


    engagemeni hasn’t been announced, they are saying that Aubree is holding Lucian back.” “That’s utter


    nonsense!” Sonya’s face darkened.Gina’s lips twitched. “They’re right. For the past few years, it was


    Aubree who remained by Lucian’s 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 him back.”She 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 agony. I’ll decide on behalf of her today


    to break cif their engagement.”Aubree hung her head low and trembled slightly.No one could see herContent ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    expression, but it was pretty obvious that she was devastated.Sonya had no idea they would suddenly


    ask to break off the engagement. Her expression changed drastically as she dered, “Impossible!


    Lucian and Aubree have been engaged for years. How could we call off the engagement just like


    that?”“This is the only way to quell the rumors,” Gina exined bitterly. “Don’t worry. I’ll tell Aubree to


    forget him so she could find her own happiness.”Silence ensued. A momentter, Sonya said icily,


    “There’s another solution.”Before Gina could say anything, Sonya took her bag and rose to her feet.


    “Aubree is the only daughter-inw I’ll acknowledge. Don’t worry. I’ll handle the matter personally!”With


    that said, she spun on her heels and strode away without looking back.