After chatting with Allison, Ariana received a call from her father before she could say a word to Lambert.
And the content was straightforward.
The identification results were out! Kiara was indeed the long-lost Kiara!
Gilbert and Georgia were both very excited. They decided to have Kiara return directly to the White family. They also planned to have a gathering on Kiara's birthday a little while later and announce Kiara's identity to everyone. This was the White family's acknowledgment of Kiara.
All of this was within Ariana's expectations, so she had been prepared.
So she briefly expressed her equally excited feelings. At the same time, she strongly agreed with her father's suggestion to hold a birthday party for Kiara and publicly reveal her identity.
Getting her daughter's understanding, Gilbert was obviously very gratified.
He praised Ariana again for a good while, then told her to return to the White family if she had nothing else to do that evening. Everyone was going to have dinner together, as a family gathering.
Ariana did not refuse.
Although Ariana did not turn on the speaker, due to the small space in the car and the close proximity of Ariana and Lambert, Lambert heard the gist of the conversation. After his father-in-law hung up the call, Lambert opened his mouth, "Is this the Kiara you mentioned earlier?"
Ariana nodded, "Yes."
Lambert was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you need my help?"
Ariana was startled, then she gave an ambiguous smile and said, "No need. Kiara is not my problem, she is my aid. Also, the one who may feel troubled is probably someone else."
Lambert raised an eyebrow then shrugged.
Ariana disclosed very few of these matters to him because she knew he disliked family strife. Of course, he could also see that Ariana didn’t like it either.
That's why he just suggested if he should help or not.
However, Ariana declined. Since she had turned him down, it seemed that it wasn't a matter that was troublesome for her. Thus, Lambert did not inquire further. A minor figure like Jane was not worth his time and thoughts. Rather than wasting efforts on small flies, he would rather figure out how to deal with his grandfather who was always looking to stir up trouble.
Yes.
Lately, his manic grandfather had started troubling him again.
Even though everything had settled down.
As for this, Lambert didn't feel much about it. He'd grown accustomed to his grandfather's occasional attempts to suppress him. However, the old man seemed to not recognize that he was no longer the same person from the past, someone he could manipulate at will.
As long as he didn't do anything outrageous, Lambert was still reluctant to have any head-on conflict with his grandfather.
After all, he had to keep his parents in consideration.
Meanwhile, Ariana, burdened with worries, was just about to finish thinking about the messy affairs at her home. Turning her head, she saw Lambert, who seemed to be in a daze while driving.
Ariana blinked and called out, "Lambert?"
Lambert slowly came back to his senses, "Hmm?"
He threw the documents aside and sneered, "President Stone, would you mind giving me a rational explanation? I was only here to deliver some papers, where the hell did you go leaving me to play the acting president for such a long time?"
Lambert's face didn't change at all, he calmly said, "Oh."
Stefan: "…Oh my foot!" As he finished, he suddenly noticed Ariana standing behind him. Stefan was taken aback, his expression swiftly altered, revealing a gentlemanly smile. He said, "It's been a long time, Sister-in-law."
Ariana responded awkwardly, "It's been a long time…"
Stefan said with a hint of displeasure, "If Lambert had directly said he was picking you up, I wouldn’t be this mad. I thought he was out there, slacking off."
Ariana reminded him silently, "I entered the door before Lambert did." The implication is, you didn't even notice me?
Stefan's expression faltered, and he forced a chuckle, "I was too focused on handling the documents just now, my apologies."
Ariana: "…Hmm."
Lambert felt quite happy seeing Stefan getting teased by Ariana. Even though he knew the reason for her teasing was not for his sake, but because of her prejudice towards Stefan over making her best friend, Allison, pregnant at such a young age. But that doesn't prevent Lambert from imagining.
He sincerely believes that his lovely wife must have spoken up because she couldn’t bear to see Stefan bully him!
Yes!
That must be it!
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