Chapter 212

He was still young, after all. If she really loved him, she should want him to live—not die. “I’m still sticking to what I said, Alex. Sure, my dad did push me into this. But even without that, part of me actually wanted to be with Lucian. I kinda like being the lady of the house.” “Yeah? Cool, you go on and enjoy being Mrs. Fancy Sterling. I’ll just keep playing the perfect son-in-law. Win-win, right?” Alex’s words flipped tone halfway through, a bitter smile in his eyes that couldn’t hide the pain of losing someone he truly cared about. Lucian scoffed under his breath. Finally, they were getting the message. But Ariella’s brows were furrowed hard. She knew better than anyone how real their feelings for each other were. Splitting like this... it would eat away at them for the rest of their lives. “Lunch is coming up. I want everyone looking like they're living in a rom-com, not a tragedy. Don’t make the elders worry.” Lucian said flatly as he grabbed Ariella and Fiona’s arms, tugging