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Chapter376 Chapter 376 Doriantuggedat Evelina’ssleeve,“Youknow,Mr.Alfred’sprettytightwithmymomtoo.Dohimasolid,willyou?” Dorian tugged at Evelina’s sleeve , “ You know , Mr. Alfred’s pretty tight with my mom too . Do him a solid , will you ? ” Hearingthis,Evelinareluctantlybentdowntogatherthescatteredpapers. Hearing this , Evelina reluctantly bent down to gather the scattered papers . Lemiraglancedat Mr.Alfred,musingabouttheundeniableallureofpowerandinfluence.GoodthingThaddeusfoundsuchanamazinglawyer! Lemira glanced at Mr. Alfred , musing about the undeniable allure of power and influence . Good thing Thaddeus found such an amazing lawyer ! Evelina,feelingwronged,pickedupthepapersandtossedthemcarelesslytoLemira,“Here.” Evelina , feeling wronged , picked up the papers and tossed them carelessly to Lemira , “ Here . ” Catchingthem,LemiragaveEvelinaa lookthatwasmoremockingthanamused. Catching them , Lemira gave Evelina a look that was more mocking than amused . ThatlookwaslikeaslaptoEvelina’sface.Wasthiswomanactuallylaughingather? That look was like a slap to Evelina’s face . Was this woman actually laughing at her ? Infuriating! Infuriating ! Lemiragrabbedthe documents andstruttedout. Lemira grabbed the documents and strutted out . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Evelinastoodthere,herfrustrationboilingoverintotears,“Asher,Lemira’sbeingutterlyunbearable.” Evelina stood there , her frustration boiling over into tears , “ Asher , Lemira’s being utterly unbearable . ” Alaric,standingbywithamockingtone,said,“Weren’tyoutheonewhostartedthisbyknockingthefilesfromLemira’shands?” Alaric , standing by with a mocking tone , said , “ Weren’t you the one who started this by knocking the files from Lemira’s hands ? ” “But,butIwasonlytryingtohelpher.” “ But , but I was only trying to help her .” “HelpLemirabyknockingthe filesfromherhands?” “ Help Lemira by knocking the files from her hands ? ” UnabletorespondtoAlaric’saccusation,Evelinajust hungherheadindefeat. Unable to respond to Alaric’s accusation , Evelina just hung her head in defeat . Asherintervened,“Alright,Alaric,noneed todefendLemiranow.Shedidn’t spareyou earliereither.” Asher intervened , “ Alright , Alaric , no need to defend Lemira now . She didn’t spare you earlier either . ” Alaric managedabittersmile,“Mydownfall isallonme.Asher,Ijusthopewhenyoufinallyseepeoplefor whotheytrulyare,youwon’thaveregrets.” Alaric managed a bitter smile , “ My downfall is all on me . Asher , I just hope when you finally see people for who they truly are , you won’t have regrets . ” Withthat,Alaricleft. With that , Alaric left . EvelinasneakedaglanceatAlaric.Givenhiscurrentlegaltroublesandruinedcareer,hewasofnouse to her Evelina sneaked a glance at Alaric . Given his current legal troubles and ruined career , he was of no use to her anymore. anymore . Shedidn’tseeanypointinmaintainingarelationshipwithAlaric,preferringnottochaseaftersomeonewhoclearlydidn’twantheraround. She didn’t see any point in maintaining a relationship with Alaric , preferring not to chase after someone who clearly didn’t want her around . Evelina,feelingdowntrodden,asked,“Dorian,what’sthedealwithyourcousinandLemira?” Evelina , feeling downtrodden , asked , “ Dorian , what’s the deal with your cousin and Lemira ? ”

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740295285127-0'); }); “I asked;hetoldmetomindmyownbusiness.” “ I asked ; he told me to mind my own business . ” Just then,Doriangotacallfromhismother,scoldinghimseverely. Just then , Dorian got a call from his mother , scolding him severely . Hangingup,Doriansaid,“MymomwantsmebackhomeASAP.Igottago.” Hanging up , Dorian said , “ My mom wants me back home ASAP . I gotta go . ” Evelina,watchingDorian’smama’sboy exit,waslivid. Evelina , watching Dorian’s mama’s boy exit , was livid . Asher,however,waspuzzled,“SincewhendidLemiragettoknowsomeonefromtheDravenfamily?” Asher , however , was puzzled , “ Since when did Lemira get to know someone from the Draven family ? ” Evelinaremembered meeting Dorian’scousininLyriabuthadn’t madeagoodimpression.Shedidn’tdaretellAsherthetruth. Evelina remembered meeting Dorian’s cousin in Lyria but hadn’t made a good impression . She didn’t dare tell Asher the truth .

So,Evelinalied,“I’m notsure.Lemira’sbeensketchysincehighschool,datingtheschooldoctorwhilekeeping

So , Evelina lied , “ I’m not sure . Lemira’s been sketchy since high school , dating the school doctor while keeping thingsambiguouswithsomeonefromtheDravenfamily.” things ambiguous with someone from the Draven family . ” Asherwasevenmoreinfuriated,“Ican’tbelieveherlifestyleissounchecked!Itdrivesmecrazythinkingshebelievesminglingwiththoseheirswillturnherlifearound.AsifshecouldevermarryintotheDravenfamily.” Asher was even more infuriated , “ I can’t believe her lifestyle is so unchecked ! It drives me crazy thinking she believes mingling with those heirs will turn her life around . As if she could ever marry into the Draven family . ” Evelina’sfacestiffenedatthosewords.Why couldn’tshe? Evelina’s face stiffened at those words . Why couldn’t she ? 11:05 11:05 hapter376 hapter376 Afterall,shewasDorian’sgirlfriend,andhehad promisedtomarryher. After all , she was Dorian’s girlfriend , and he had promised to marry her . Realizinghismistake,Asherquicklyadded,“Evelina,Iwasn’ttalkingaboutyou.” Realizing his mistake , Asher quickly added , “ Evelina , I wasn’t talking about you .” Iknow,Asher.” I know , Asher . ” “Afterall,DorianandThaddeusaredifferent.Doriandoesn’thavetoinherittheDravenlegacy,soyou’reintheclear.AndI’llfiguresomethingoutforyou.” “ After all , Dorian and Thaddeus are different . Dorian doesn’t have to inherit the Draven legacy , so you’re in the clear . And I’ll figure something out for you . ” Evelinacouldn’thelpbutfeelastingofjealousy.WhywassheanylessthanLemira? Evelina couldn’t help but feel a sting of jealousy . Why was she any less than Lemira ? Justthen,Asher’sassistantapproached,“Mr. Langston,wefoundoutwho ownstheMapleGroup.” Just then , Asher’s assistant approached , “ Mr. Langston , we found out who owns the Maple Group . ” “IsitaDraven?” “ Is it a Draven ? ” “No,butMs.Lemira’snameisonthelistofshareholders,” “ No , but Ms. Lemira’s name is on the list of shareholders , ” Evelina,greenwithenvy,speculated,“Asher,youdon’tthinkThaddeusiskeeping Lernira,do you?” Evelina , green with envy , speculated , “ Asher , you don’t think Thaddeus is keeping Lernira , do you ? ” napter377 napter 377 Chapter 377 Chapter 377

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