Upon hearing Ariana's voice, all of Allison's confidence vanished without a trace!
She coughed slightly, saying, "Ari...what are you talking about?"
Ariana replied nonchalantly, "What do you think?"
Allison was at a loss for words.
Unable to withstand Ariana's cold and somewhat oppressive tone, Allison stopped her cautious charade, and blurted out, "Alright! I know you called about the baby! Fine, I've cleaned myself up. If you're coming, then hurry up!"
On the other end of the call, Ariana was speechless upon hearing this.
She rolled her eyes and retorted, "What good would be killing you do? I'd have to go to jail. Enough of this nonsense, tell me your plan for this situation."
Even though Ariana doesn't want to live a corporate wife's life, she can't deny that a leisurely life suits Allison. Once she thought of this, Ariana's anger started to subside. Lambert might be right. For Allison, it doesn’t matter whether she attends college or not, the outcome will be the same.
However, if possible, Ariana still hopes that Allison can finish college.
Although the daughters of privileged families might not have to worry about certificates, which one of them from the rich families didn’t study abroad? If Allison drops out of university, it might affect her future.
After hearing her best friend's words, Allison cleared her throat and said, "Hmm, Stefan and I have decided to have the child, then get married and receive the certificate. But the ceremony need not be excessive, and we won't publicize it. Afterward, the child will be raised by the Morris family. I'll continue with my studies, and later study abroad for a while and get a certificate."
This was beyond Ariana's expectations.
But Ariana couldn’t deny it resonated with her.
It seems Stefan isn’t the scum she thought he was. However, having a child before graduation is something that he can't simply brush off, no matter what he does!
Ariana was relieved after knowing Allison's response.
She hesitated slightly and said, "OK, since you and Stefan have discussed it, I'm relieved. By the way, how many months pregnant are you?"
Allison replied: "Ahem, two months."
Ariana paused for a moment, then said, "Hmm, then you should temporarily leave school in about three to four months."
Allison laughed. Even though Ariana was about the same age as her, sometimes she felt Ariana acted like a mother. But Allison knew that Ariana was being so caring for her own sake, so she didn't find it annoying. On the contrary, she was happy to have such a good friend genuinely looking out for her.
Then, Ariana asked Allison several miscellaneous things.
In the end, Ariana and Allison talked about the baby, whether everything needed for the baby was ready, what the baby's name would be, etc.
Finally, Ariana even scored the advantage of becoming a 'godmother'.
Upon realizing that he had bizarrely become someone's godfather, Lambert's face almost contorted. Fortunately, it was his brother's son, so it was not that unacceptable. But there was still a hint of delicate loss in his heart. He didn't know when his own child would be born. He had never thought about it before, but Lambert's ideas gradually changed after being continuously envied and bragged about by his close friend for about a week.
Ariana laughed. She understood that Lambert was afraid of her being bullied – so after hearing this, she nodded and cheerfully said, "Hmm, I understand."
However, despite saying so, Ariana would not do so.
Although she isn’t the type to put up with being bullied, she's only visiting today and will not see them again anytime soon – so she can let them have their say. But her mother-in-law is different – she lives in there. She had previously suffered due to them – and to have her suffer again today would undoubtedly make Ariana's aunts even more difficult.
However, this time, Ariana had truly thought wrong.
She never expected that her elder aunt had already changed her strategy. Both her aunts were chatting with Jolene every day, making them look as if they were real sisters to anyone who didn't know them.
...
When Lambert arrived hand in hand with Ariana for the engagement banquet, it left many people in shock.
No one expected Lambert to really show up, including Arnold.
Arnold thought that Lambert wouldn't come today, regardless of whether it was due to the reasons of the Stone family or because his future wife was once Lambert's marriage partner. However, since he has arrived, they couldn't just kick him out. So, Arnold cleared his throat, then smiled at Lambert, saying, "Lambert, finally you're here. I was afraid you wouldn't come today."
Lambert chuckled and said, "How could I possibly miss out on my elder brother's engagement ceremony?"
The remark did not sit well with Finley. He sarcastically retorted, "Really? But I heard recently you told grandfather that you wouldn't set foot in the Stone family's residence anymore!" Immediately after his retort, Aster who had just walked by, glared at Finely in dismay.
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