"Tell my father for me that everything's okay. As for the media, it will blow over soon," she said.
Not only that, but they'll understand that this is not just a misunderstanding, but a plot.
When the time comes, even if Jane clears up the rumor about her having an abortion, it will still be hard to explain why everyone suspected it was Ariana, to begin with.
Vincent was surprised at the calmness in Ariana's voice, but replied gently nevertheless, "Alright, how about we grab dinner together after you're done with school?"
Ariana declined, "No, thanks."
Vincent, who hadn't expected the rejection, held his phone and his expression darkened. He couldn't help but feel that something was odd about Ariana recently. After all, she had never turned him down before.
When he was about to ask why, he heard Ariana's gentle voice say, "I know work has been busy for you lately, and you're already under a lot of stress."
Ariana realized that her blunt refusal had made Vincent suspicious of her so she had no choice but to hold back her disgust and quickly show sympathy for Vincent.
"Alright."
Hearing her sound as obedient as before, Vincent's heart softened.
"Deal, then. I'll drop by after I finish my work."
Jane could only guess that Vincent must have been upset with her, which, given her unstable state of mind, only made her more furious towards Ariana. Her hate for Ariana grew even stronger after seeing them behaving affectionately.
She clenched her fists so hard that her nails left deep marks on her palms. She suppressed her jealousy and watched helplessly as Ariana reveled in her happiness.
After Ariana hung up the phone, she feigned surprise and said, "Who would've thought that Vincent trusts me so much, right, Jane?"
Jane was taken aback. She managed to put on a smile and said, "Yes, indeed."
Ariana looked at Jane, who failed to hide her undeniably hideous expression even with a big smile. Patting her on the shoulder, she consoled, "Don't fuss, rest assured, the abortion thing is merely a rumor. You're not to blame."
No way!
Recalling the happy expression on Ariana’s face when she spoke to Vincent earlier, it didn't look like she knew.
Relieved at this thought, Jane relaxed slightly.
Ariana, having bested Jane, was rejuvenated. Later, during the break, she heard how Jane was jeered and ridiculed by her classmates to the point that she almost cried.
In addition, Jane was very popular among the boys with her innocent look and her penchant for feigning helplessness which especially irked the girls. Meanwhile, the boys' hearts shattered upon learning that their idol had had an abortion for someone else and so no one was willing to step in to help or say anything.
Therefore, the entire day turned out to be extremely miserable for Jane.
Ariana was waiting to see what drama Jane would cause after this.
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