Chapter 950

Lena’s scalp tingled, and she didn’t dare look her mother in the eye.

“Don’t act like a quail. Lift your head and look at me when you speak,” Briana, her mother, was very perceptive. She could read Lena’s small gestures clearly.

Lena still didn’t lift her head. She just replied, “I don’t know. Don’t ask me.”

Briana walked over and grabbed her hand as she tried to pack up her things. “Stop fooling me.”

“Mom, this is a personal matter. It’s between me and my uncle. If you ask me about his business, how would I… It…” Lena said in frustration.

Briana was taken aback by her harsh response. After a few moments of silence, she said, “I suppose that’s true.”

Lena secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that with Briana’s persistent nature, she’d probably go find Aaron. If he revealed anything, she’d be in trouble again. She quickly tried to calm her mother down.

“Mom, no matter how much you care about your brother, you can’t ask about everything. Even your own son has his privacy, right? As for who he likes, when he brings that person to you, you’ll know.”

“I’m not asking about who he likes. I want to know what’s so special about this… she’s trying to make him cut ties with the Ace family. Does she have some sort of deep grudge with the Ace family?” Briana said angrily.

“No grudge,” Lena murmured.

“No grudge? Why would your uncle act like that? Do you realize how much this hurts your grandparents?” Briana looked even more worn out.

“It wasn’t a request; it was something he wanted to do on his own. Don’t jump to conclusions without knowing the facts,” Lena said, genuinely feeling wronged. She had never had improper thoughts about Aaron, nor had she encouraged him to reconnect with his relatives. Now, she was being unfairly blamed for something she didn’t even do. She was truly innocent.

After she spoke, she noticed Briana’s gaze had changed, staring at her in a way that made her skin crawl. “Mom…” Lena started.

“You still say you don’t know?” Briana interrupted her.

Lena felt utterly powerless. She realized that the best course of action was to leave as quickly as possible. If they kept talking, she might end up digging herself into a deeper hole. She shoved her things into her suitcase. “Mom, I need to catch my high-speed train. I’m leaving.”

“Stop right there. You need to explain yourself,” Briana grabbed her arm.

“I don’t have anything to explain. Go ask Aaron,” she said, tossing the problem back to him. Whatever Aaron said was on him. She knew in her heart that she was innocent. If he decided to reveal something, she could always get a man to back up her story. Her immediate priority now was to find Ron and ask him to pretend to be her boyfriend.

Lena quickly escaped. The moment she drove away from Aaron’s place, she exhaled in relief, stepping on the gas and heading toward her home. But halfway there, she realized it wasn’t a good idea. If she returned to her own place or stayed at the hospital dormitory, both Aaron and her mother would probably show up at her door. She needed to avoid them for now, so she decided to find somewhere else to stay. But where? As she was thinking about whether she should call me to stay at my small courtyard, she received a friend request that had been sent an hour ago.

“[Hello, Dr. Lane!]” Ron sent a message first.

Looking at the smiley face emoji he had added, her tense nerves eased a little. She quickly replied: “[Can we meet?]”

Her request seemed sudden and a bit playful, but she knew she needed to meet Ron, explain things clearly, and make sure he didn’t misunderstand. She also needed to convince him to help her with this.

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