Chapter 1778
No.1
However kind the Kingsleys were, her heart remained unsettled.
Yet Alexander had repeatedly blocked her search for truth.
She'd once deluded herself into thinking it was for her protection.
Now she understood - he might be concealing something...
"So this is why you chose Julian Ashford, why you betrayed the Kingsleys." Alexander released her.
"My oversight gave you the chance to leave."
After all he'd invested, she still walked away.
No.2
For ten years of memories.
Was the past so important?
Or was it... someone she couldn't forget?
Evelyn turned away, too weary to explain.
Let him think what he would.
Not worth it anymore...
"I'll attend Grandfather's birthday banquet and play my part."
No.3
"And then?" The question burst from Alexander.
Then?
Evelyn looked at him.
His gaze darkened. "You'd deceive Grandfather forever?"
Forever?
Evelyn nearly laughed aloud.
Even if she wanted to, would Isabella Winslow wait?
No.4
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
There would be no bridge to cross...
......
Nathan Carter and Iris Cooper chatted outside the door.
Iris complained about the hardships of journalism.
Nathan sighed. "We're exhausted too. Handling so much money daily - no room for error."
Iris thought he was bragging.
No.5
"Apples and oranges! Your salaries versus ours? You're the elite - we're called paparazzi scum."
The door suddenly opened.
Alexander strode toward the elevator.
Nathan hastily excused himself to follow.
Iris bit her lip, gathered courage, and chased after them.
"Lord Alex!"
Alexander turned.
No.6
His gaze made her heart stutter.
But having started, she pressed on.
"Lord Alex, if Evelyn seems ungrateful... please don't blame her."
"Why?" Alexander asked.
Why did even her colleagues know her current attitude?
"Lord Alex, countless girls would kill to stand by your side - for money or the man. But Evelyn's different..."
"How?" Alexander fully faced her now.
No.7
The pressure intensified.
"When Evelyn first arrived, everyone called her a nepotism hire. But I knew the truth."
"That article she wrote about you? She was framed by a colleague..."
"Both interviews with Ryan Holt and Vincent Sullivan were traps set for her." Iris Cooper's voice trembled. "But no matter how difficult, she gritted her teeth and pushed through."
"Lord Alex, Evelyn worked so hard just to prove herself." She took a deep breath. "She rejected you not out of ingratitude, but because she wants to stand on her own."
Iris clenched the hem of her shirt.