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Selena gave Ariana a desperate look.Ariana gestured for Selena to escape quickly.Earlier, Selena had spread rumors that Brian was impotent. Because of that, her family had already become his target.Selena's parents had told her more than once not to provoke Brian. So, she quickly came up with an excuse to leave. "I have something to take care of at home. Mr. Lodge, I'll leave you to talk with Ari."With that, she dashed off.After Selena left, the room was even quieter.Ariana looked at Brian as though nothing mattered. "Mr. Lodge, did you need something?"Brian walked closer to Ariana. "I had no idea you cared about me so much."Ariana froze. When had she ever cared about him? Did anything she said to Selena just now sound like she cared? She was only worried about herself."What... do you want?"Ariana became more cautious. She was afraid Brian would have other ideas.Brian and Evelyn were like time bombs to her. She would rather keep her distance from Brian forever, bu
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"Do you think everyone is as bored as you are?" Ariana shot back at Brian without holding back.He must be out of his mind. She only wished her injury would heal faster so she could take Glea College's graduation exam.With that thought, Ariana pulled her hand back and said, "My hand is perfectly fine. In another month, I can start rehab, so I won't trouble you.""But I heard you went to the library to study for the graduation exam.""Brian, did you send people to follow me?"Ariana never thought Brian would go that far.Brian looked as calm as ever. "You're overthinking. I don't need to follow you. Someone just tells me your schedule."By then, Ariana understood. It seemed the dean of Glea College was trying to use her to please Brian and fulfill the college's KPI for next year.Fine. So, that was how it was going to be?Ariana said, "I was just bored, so I went to the library. You're overthinking, Mr. Lodge. It's just a graduation exam. I'm not worried about it.""Really?"
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After all, Gleaston was Brian's territory. Most people who came here would show him respect.Emily didn't believe a young woman from overseas would dare refuse an invitation from Brian.Brian simply replied coldly, "She's not worth it.""Yes, Mr. Lodge."As they were leaving, Brian said to Emily, "Keep an eye on Ariana. Don't let her run around.""Yes."Meanwhile, Ariana looked out the window from her room. She saw that Brian had already placed people around the apartment.The Lodge family's bodyguards were easy to recognize with their matching uniforms. They were taking turns stationed at the entrance. Was Brian trying to control her movements?Ariana frowned. Wasn't he going too far? They had already broken up, but he still acted like he owned her.Ariana was upset, but there was nothing she could do. He held all the power in this city, and even the smallest move from him could make everyone tremble.She must have been out of her mind in her previous life, thinking she coul
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Out of everyone, Ariana was the most pathetic.She had no time to wonder about other people's futures.Her plan was to stay far from Brian, stick with Victor, join forces with William, and avoid provoking Brennan. That way, she might avoid a terrible end.The more she thought, the more sense it made. She felt at ease, staying home to recover.By evening, when Brian returned home, Fiona was waiting for him in a white dress. She had even prepared slippers and tried to help him take off his coat."Mr. Lodge, let me do it."Brian gave Fiona only a faint glance. He had no intention of letting her help.Fiona slowly lowered her hand, which hung there awkwardly."Martha," Brian called out.No one answered when Brian called.Fiona stepped forward and said, "Mr. Lodge, do you need something done? Just tell me."She looked at him expectantly. Today, she wore the dress Gwen picked out, in a style Evelyn liked. Evelyn even had one just like it.Seeing Fiona hovering around him, Brian f
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Hearing what Brian said, Fiona immediately stood up and explained anxiously, "Mr. Lodge, it's not like that. My aunt isn't that kind of person. It was my idea to repay you. It has nothing to do with her."Her eyes looked sincere.Belinda saw that Brian had frightened Fiona. She took Fiona by her side and said, "Alright, alright. Why be so harsh? I think Fiona has a good personality. I like her. I'll keep her here to take care of me. Since Ariana has already moved out, I'm coming back to live here. If you don't want Fiona looking after you, then let her look after me. It's still a way of repaying you."Everything Belinda said showed how fond she was of Fiona.Fiona seized the opportunity before Brian could speak. "Mrs. Lodge Senior, if you don't mind, I'd be happy to take care of you.""Great. I'll keep you here."Belinda patted the back of Fiona's hand.Since Belinda had already made things clear, Brian couldn't very well say otherwise.As Brian was about to go upstairs, Fiona
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Ariana had written down the recipes to make sure she wouldn't forget them.But a few days ago, she threw them away, and Gwen picked them up."How is it? Is it tasty?"Fiona was confident in her cooking. She believed it wouldn't be worse than Ariana's.She thought she had Brian's tastes covered. But he put down his fork and said coldly, "Take your food and get out."Fiona froze. "Mr. Lodge, is it not good?"Impossible. These were Ariana's original recipes. There couldn't be anything wrong.She had even copied Ariana's plating. How could this be? Did Ariana have some kind of secret recipe?"Didn't you hear me?" Brian's gaze grew colder.Fiona felt uneasy under his stare. "M-Mr. Lodge...""You're imitating someone else, huh? What do you want?""I... I...""You want to act like Ariana while you're pretending to be Evelyn, so you can please me? Or do you want more than that?""No... No..."He saw right through Fiona, and she looked more and more distressed."Leave!"Brian's
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"What about Brian? He's not coming, right?"Ariana looked wary at the mention of Brian.Emily said, "Mr. Lodge said he won't be coming to accompany you for checkups anymore.""That's good."Ariana let out a quiet sigh of relief."That's good?"Emily was stunned. Did Ariana really hate seeing Brian that much? She used to be so different.Noticing Emily's strange expression, Ariana explained, "He's a busy person, so he shouldn't waste time on me. Shall we go?"She was eager to start her rehab. The exam was in nine days. If her right hand couldn't hold a pen, she'd have to write with her left hand.Emily still thought it was odd but didn't ask any more questions. They headed downstairs together.City Hospital had everything ready early that morning. All the professional equipment was in place, along with an expert team from overseas.As soon as Ariana arrived, she was taken to the consultation room.There were many people inside, but Ariana noticed the most handsome one. He lo
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"Anything overseas is Victor's territory, not Brian's. He's the only one who could have brought me all the way here."Simon raised an eyebrow at Ariana. "What? Victor didn't tell you anything, Ms. Torrey?""Not a word."Ever since she was injured, Victor hadn't even shown his face. There was no way for her to know he specifically invited a professional team of doctors for her."Alright, we need to take the scan now."Simon was strict about these procedures. Once Ariana cooperated with the scan, he led her out again.In a short while, Simon began discussing in depth with the expert team.Meanwhile, Ariana quietly took out her phone and opened her chat with Victor. They hadn't talked much at all. She hesitated.Strictly speaking, half the blame for her injury fell on Victor, because it was his men who wrecked the Granger residence and caused Brian to hurt her this badly.Victor was probably thinking the same, which was why he'd invited Simon over.Thinking of this, Ariana put h
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"What? This..." The principal looked troubled. This had never happened before!Brian's voice dropped. "Is there a problem?""No… Of course not." How could the principal dare to say otherwise? He wouldn't risk offending the college's financial backer.Since Brian had spoken, the principal had no choice but to quietly instruct the invigilator to escort Ariana to a separate exam room.Ariana frowned. What nonsense was this?When they reached the adjacent exam room, the invigilator gestured for Ariana to sit.Standing outside the classroom window was none other than Brian."Ariana, read the questions and tell me the answers. I'll write them down for you." The invigilator was unexpectedly kind, probably because she had never seen a student receive such special treatment and get an entire exam room just for her."Miss, I can take the exam in the original classroom," Ariana replied."This is the principal's decision. Your hand is injured and it would affect your ability to graduate,"
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Upon hearing that a guest would be inspecting the exam, the students around the room tensed up.Since when were guests allowed to observe exams?A few students who had been preparing to cheat quickly stashed away their notes since they would face immediate expulsion if they were caught cheating at Glea College."Why wasn't there any prior notice about this? Who is coming today?""Who knows? The school has been in chaos recently."A group of girls in the back row whispered among themselves, but a sharp glare from the invigilator silenced them.Ariana paid no mind to them and was focused entirely on her exam.Suddenly, gasps and murmurs from the female students rippled through the room.Ariana was startled by the commotion and instinctively looked up, only to see Brian standing at the door.His gaze swept across the classroom as if searching for someone.The principal assured him, "Our examination process is fair and impartial. There is no room for cheating here."Brian's eyes
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Brian's face fell.Emily stepped forward and hesitantly asked, "Mr. Lodge… Ms. Torrey… left.""I'm not blind. I can see." Brian found the warning tape in front of him annoying at that moment. His tone sharpened. "Take all of this down. It's an eyesore."Emily pouted to herself. Didn't Brian order them to put these up? Why was he now acting like it irritated him?"Oh, right. Have you investigated where Ariana has been staying recently?" Brian asked."Mr. Lodge, didn't you say you wouldn't concern yourself with anything related to Ms. Torrey? So, I…" Emily trailed off. Brian glared at her. "Just because I didn't ask doesn't mean you don't need to know. No matter what, Ariana was once my fiancée, and her matters are tied to Lodge Co.'s reputation! From now on, you should report everything about her to me!""…Yes, Mr. Lodge." Emily had no choice but to comply.With final exams approaching, Julia was quickly expelled from the university and wasn't allowed to take her graduation exa
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At Glea College, Ariana walked to the restroom and looked at the slap mark on her face. She clicked her tongue and muttered, "Did she hit me this hard? Serves her right to be expelled."Julia's expulsion was a done deal.If taking a slap meant getting Julia expelled, then it was worth it in Ariana's eyes.After checking the injury on her face, Ariana turned and exited the women's restroom, only to bump into Brian.Her eyes widened. How could she run into Brian right outside the women's restroom?Ariana wanted to pretend she hadn't seen him, but Brian wasn't going to let her escape."Why didn't you tell me when you were being bullied?" His words made Ariana stop in her tracks.Outside, a bright yellow warning tape was stretched across the hallway, along with a "Do Not Disturb" sign.Ariana turned back and laughed. "Wow, what a coincidence, Mr. Lodge. I didn't even see you just now.""It's not a coincidence. I was waiting for you." Brian had instructed Emily to clear the entire
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"Alright, I agree." Brian suddenly agreed to Evelyn's request.The latter froze.Brian continued, "I won't force you to drop out. You can stay and finish your exams. However, Julia can no longer stay at the school. And you will have no opportunity to study abroad in the future. You can stay in Gleaston if you don't regret it. I won't interfere with your life anymore.""Brian…" Evelyn murmured.Brian had never looked at her this way. For a moment, Evelyn realized she was drifting further away from him."Emily, lead Ms. Granger out," Brian called Evelyn by her last name, which showed how distant they had grown."Yes, Mr. Lodge." Emily stepped forward and took the knife from Evelyn's hand.Evelyn never intended to end her life and was merely using the same old trick of feigning suicide to make Brian yield to her every whim."This way please, Ms. Granger," Emily said coldly.Men despised manipulative tactics because they brought them unnecessary trouble and were a waste of time.
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Halfway through Evelyn's speech, a familiar conversation started to play from Brian's computer."Ah! Eve, what are you doing?" Julia screamed in the recording.Evelyn's voice came through the speaker. "That injury of yours looks serious, but let's face it—it's just a minor scrape. We have no choice but to make it look worse so we can convince the dean to make Ariana drop out of school."Julia, I know I'm asking too much of you, but I'm sure you'll understand because we're friends. Am I right?"Evelyn's expression fell when she heard the sounds from the footage. Then, she heard the footage of her conversation with Christopher last evening."Evelyn—our dear president of the student council—I've made the library look into the security footage regarding the trouble Ariana started today, and we confirmed that she had struck first."I've ordered Mr. Stewart to get Ariana to drop out of school. You have nothing to worry about now.""Right. Thank you for upholding justice, Mr. Gail."
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Brian felt irritated at Emily's question."If the problem has gone away, what's the point of clearing her name?"Brian carelessly tossed the document on the table. At the same time, Evelyn entered his office.She put on a faint smile when she noticed his foul mood. She began, "Are you not satisfied with Emily's work again? What's bothering you?"She had hurried over to his office from campus after she got the word that he wished to meet.Yet, she felt uneasy when she saw he was in a bad mood.Soon, he went straight to the point. "What's going on with all the rumors about Ariana on campus? Were you behind it?"He sounded accusatory. In the past, he had never spoken to her in that tone."Brian, are you confronting me over Ariana?" Sounding disappointed, she added, "You've never talked to me in this way."A frown crept onto his forehead. She continued, "We grew up together. Do you not trust me? I'm not the type to pull such an underhanded tactic. Even Brennan trusts me, so wh
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Christopher promised Ariana in all seriousness. She nodded. "I believe you didn't do all of that on purpose. As for my college withdrawal…""What is that all about?" Christopher immediately played dumb. "Nothing like that has ever happened. I'll call Mr. Stewart right away to clear things up."It doesn't matter what your grades are—you can always study and improve yourself. I won't allow our college to expel a student due to baseless rumors! We'd never do that!"She smirked as she listened to Christopher's righteous statements. Derek did not have the authority to expel anyone, as he was just the head of faculty. He wouldn't want any of his students to drop out, except under the orders of the dean.Anyway, Ariana did not call Christopher out. She played along. "All that matters is I get my name cleared. Thanks, Mr. Gail.""Don't mention it! Ms. Torrey, you'll have to buckle up for the exam, though. The questions will be harder this year."Although Christopher coveted a perfect
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Yet, Julia didn't stop kicking up a fuss. Seeing that, Tim slapped his daughter to silence her.How could she throw a tantrum during this important occasion?Tim himself was just an insignificant board member at Glea College, who had to walk on eggshells around the other board members. One could say that Julia had gained admission solely because Tim paid her way in.How could he face the other board members after they heard the outrageous claims and threats made by Julia?"Dad!""Get lost! Right now!" Tim raged. "Scoot back home if you don't want to study! You can't abuse your power in school! Have you forgotten how I raised you?"At the same time, Tim kept hinting at Julia to stop making a scene, but Julia was too furious to think straight. She believed it was Ariana who had set up a trap for her."Dad, it's all Ariana's fault! She set me up!" Julia rambled on, but none of the men present believed in her accusations.Tim was choking on his anger. "Ariana is giving us a tour
