Chapter 178

Ariella Rios shot Lucian Sterling a suspicious glance. The way he suddenly cut off Nicole Bright mid-sentence? Definitely felt off. She didn’t finish what she was gonna say though, so Ariella couldn’t be sure. Maybe it was just her overthinking. But after what happened before, Liam Sterling seemed unusually proactive this time, doing anything he could to keep chatting with Nicole. “Liam, Ari’s health hasn’t been great lately. I need you to take a quick trip to Westland and check in on Grandpa and Grandma,” Lucian said. “Sure thing,” Liam nodded. “I’ll be heading over with Ari in a couple months, so help me smooth things out with them first. Maybe come up with a decent excuse they’ll buy.” With how things were now, Lucian was sure his grandparents wouldn’t take it well. Ariella went from being the third brother’s girlfriend to his wife. No matter how he put it, it sounded... messy. The elders totally cared what the folks around them would think. And last time Ariella went to the Sterlin