Ellie looked at Erin and said, “Darien has his reasons. He and his girlfriend don't love each other; their families arranged their engagement…”
Keira raised an eyebrow, taking in the scene. She saw Darien laughing and joking with Mollie, who was sweet and coy in front of him, looking nothing like.
What Ellie described.
Keira couldn't help but lower her gaze.
What arranged engagement? In her eyes, Mollie and Darien didn't seem close at all. If they were, why wouldn't she know that he wasn't a rich heir?
Mollie had a calculating glint in her eyes; she clearly came from a gold-digger background.
From their conversation, Keira pieced things together.
After Darien saved Ellie, she fell for him.
As a result, Darien got involved with a wealthy family, but while he was with Ellie, he got caught up with Mollie.
So, he deceived Ellie, claiming Mollie was a childhood friend he couldn't betray.
He set up a responsible persona for himself.
From then on, he could openly hang out with Mollie.
Darien understood Ellie's personality as a pampered rich girl. Because of her privileged upbringing, she had her boundaries. When she found out she was the other woman, he felt guilty and didn't assert his claim in front of her anymore.
With Darien's brainwashing and tempting words, Ellie found it hard to let go of him, which meant she continued to financially support the two of them.
The silly girl didn't notice a thing.
She even thought she was atoning for something!
How deep was Darien's brainwashing?
Did she really not see all of this?
Keira felt utterly speechless.
Lewis remained silent, not wanting to add to the chaos.
He glanced at Ryan … Maybe he was aware of the situation, but Ellie had likely made a scene at home, leaving Ryan with little recourse.
Then he remembered Ellie saying her savings were all being managed by her brother. So, Ryan had probably noticed the issue early on and cut off Darien's financial support.
Now, that was a sensitive topic for Darien.
Without money, it wouldn't be long before he set his sights on that insurance payout, would it?
Erin was dumbfounded. “Wow, is this even possible? Should I say Darien's scheme is too sophisticated or that you, as a rich girl, are too easy to fool?”
Ellie quickly protested, “Don't say that! Darien's not that kind of person…”
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