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But then she thought, if this man was really that rich, then with Clarissa marrying him, as an elder,
she could continue to ask for more in the future!
“Then let me see your sincerity first.” In her aunt’s view, as long as the money was right, everything else could be worked out.
Theodore didn’t want to say more and hung up the phone.
Inside the car, a sudden silence fell.
Clarissa thought he must be angry, after all, he had never been treated so rudely and disrespectfully
before.
She was about to apologize to him, but heard his voice first.
“In those past years, they didn’t treat you well, did they?”
Clarissa said very softly, “It was okay.”
She seemed unwilling to talk about that period of her past, just lightly brushing it aside: “If my uncle
hadn’t paid for my education, I wouldn’t have had the chance to get into a foreign university, let
alone… join Aurexon Group.”
These words were sincere from Clarissa.
Since she was fifteen, she hadn’t dared to ask for too much. Having come this far, she should be
content.
Clarissa didn’t continue the topic, but took back her phone and checked again to see if she had missed any work messages that needed handling.
There were no work messages, but there were unread mentions in her university classmates‘ group chat, which she had set to do not disturb.
Clarissa clicked in to take a look and saw that the message mentioning her was from Evelyn.
Evelyn: [@Clarissa, I’m sorry, I drank too much last night and said some things I shouldn’t have.
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Don’t take it to heart! I didn’t mean to ruin your relationship with Brady, and I only found out yesterday that you’ve liked Brady for eight years…]
Clarissa held her phone, feeling that her eight–year secret crush seemed like a joke.
But what could she do? It was a fact she couldn’t deny.
Clarissa didn’t reply, but Evelyn didn’t seem embarrassed. Instead, she continued her monologue in the group chat with even more enthusiasm.
She sent several messages in succession, also tagging Brady.
[Brady, is your girlfriend very angry? It’s all my fault.]
[You two absolutely mustn’t quarrel because of me, or I’ll feel guilty for the rest of my life.]
[What should I do for your girlfriend to forgive me, so you two can make up?]
[@Clarissa, honestly, you need to calm down! If you leave Brady, you won’t find anyone better than him.]
[You’ve liked him for eight years, are you sure you can just let go? Don’t regret it later.]
[…]
The dozens of people in the group remained silent, staring at their phone screens, eager for gossip.
Clarissa looked at those messages and raised the corner of her mouth sarcastically.
Of course, the more ironic part was yet to come.
Just then, Brady’s message popped up.
[It’s not your fault, stop sending messages.]
Reading this, Evelyn felt it was Brady protecting her.
Everyone who saw it thought he was protecting her.
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Evelyn sent another voice message in the group chat, her voice soft and sweet.
[Brady, thank you for understanding. Clarissa… Clarissa, you can surely understand saying the wrong things when drunk and not in control, right? You know, I don’t have a good tolerance for
alcohol.]
Having been college roommates for three and a half years, Clarissa knew much more about Evelyn
than just her alcohol tolerance.
Clarissa impassively sent a message to the group, her tone serious.
[Yes, I know, Evelyn. When you’re drunk, not only do you say the wrong things, but you also go to the wrong rooms. Once when you were drunk, didn’t you end up in Professor Lee’s room?]
Evelyn hadn’t expected Clarissa to suddenly come out with such a statement.
In her impression, Clarissa had always been a quiet person who just focused on her studies and
didn’t care about external matters. How did she know about her and Professor Lee?
More importantly, how dare she mention it in the group chat?!
Evelyn quickly responded, gripping her phone with frustration, but not daring to act rashly, afraid
that if she said one more word in the group, Clarissa might make more shocking revelations
detrimental to her.
In the end, she just sent an awkward emoji to the group and then went silent, trying to move past
this matter.
The group finally quieted down, and Clarissa exited the chat interface.
When she turned her head, she met Theodore’s gaze.
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