Chapter 181: Chapter 177

"Jones, let’s just stay friends," I said firmly. "My feelings for you are not love. You should stop wasting your time on me and listen to your family’s advice to find a woman who is right for you"

Jones was strongly emotional, "I can’t accept it! I don’t want anyone but you. Can you give me a chance? If you agree, I’ll find a way to get my family’s approval"

I’m not clear on how Jones fought with his family for Ariel during my past life, but I know he made a lot of sacrifices for it, some of which even seemed crazy

If he could become good friends with Damon, they must have something in common,

"Calm down first. Jones, you are usually a very mature and steady person. I believe you can also handle your emotions in love, right?" I quickly soften my tone. "Didn’t you teach me before? Let go when you should. Letting go is a kind of liberation."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone. I held my breath, waiting for Jones’s response

Finally, he spoke again, ’Give me some time. I’ll try to give you up, but if I really can’t let go, can you give me another chance?"

If I say some harsh words now, it may backfire.

As long as Jones was willing to try to give up on the, there was still hope.

I thought for a moment and replied, "Okay. You first agree to the arranged date at home. Maybe among the people you meet, you might find the type you like?"

Jones just laughed, sounding a bit tired.

I felt a bit guilty, so I hung up the phone first.

I didn’t know when Jones started to like me or what he liked about me. I didn’t want to go into it with him for fear of making things more complicated. Fortunately, Jones was a man of his word. Within three days, I heard that he had gone on a date

Jones’s charm is self-evident. As long as he wants to get married, there will definitely be many excellent women waiting for his choice

"The Pierce family’s daughter is also great! She is as pretty as a doll and a graduate of a prestigious school"" Clara said while drinking coffee.

At the weekend gathering, Luna brought her daughter. While feeding her yogurt, she agreed, "I’ve seen the Pieece family’s daughter a few times.She’s outgoing and looks good. I heard that a lot of people are pursuing her. She and Jones match well!"

Sofia, on the other hand, felt it was a pity, "Eliana, are you really not going to accept him? I think you two match well too!"

I took a sip of coffee, feeling the rich, bitter flavor spreading on my tongue, "Not suitable. You don’t want me, a divorced old woman, to tarnish Dr. Jones, do you?"

" that’s not right," Luna frowned, "Why do you always belittle yourself? So what if you’ve been divorced? There are so many divorced people. Are all inferior?"

I didn’t respond.

I didn’t tell them all of them about what Lisa and Lauren had said to me.

To be honest, I felt a bit depressed. I had never been looked down upon like this except by Damon,

Maybe it’s because I felt embarrassed, so I didn’t tell my friends. Or maybe it’s because I felt it was pointless to say it, it would just make them more upset, so I didn’t say it

"Who’s that?" Suddenly, Sofia whispered to us.

We looked in the direction she was looking. It was Nicole and Nick .

The two were wearing matching outfits, behaving intimately, but they didn’t match in terms of looks.

I never understood why Nick would fall for Nicole Apart from other reasons, Just based on Nicole’s morals, she didn’t match Nick,

I’ll never forget the righteous look on her face when she accused me for Ariel

Nicole also saw us. She pulled Nick to the spot next to us, deliberately pulling the chair loudly, attracting everyone’s attention.

"You’re here too. What a coincidence!" Nick greeted us cheerfully when he saw us.

"Yeah, what a coincidence" I responded with a slight smile, then continued to drink my coffee.

Nicole sat across from me. She looked at me coldly, then said sarcastically, "Some people even have the mood to drink coffee here?"

There’s no need to guess. The ’some people she’s referring to is me.

Like Ariel, as long as I’m around, Nicole would buzz around me like a fly.

"Nicole" Nick obviously heard Nicole’s rudeness. He immediately whispered a reminder to her, "Don’t be like this."

"What did I say wrong? I just find it strange. Didn’t someone say she loved Damon for many years? How come she’s so relaxed now? Was she pretending before?" Nicole said angrily, "She indulges in self– gratification and hurts Ariel. I can’t stand people like that?"

See, I told you she has no morals.

At this moment, Luna’s daughter in Luna’s arms, suddenly knocked over the yogurt, Luna laughed, "My daughter can’t stand the dog barking either!"

"Who are you cursing?" Nicole slammed the table and stood up. There was a trace of impatience and disgust on Nick’s face,

"Whoever makes a fuss, curse whoever" Luna replied indifferently.

"Did I talk to you?" Nicole pointed at me, "Eliana, you only know how to hide. Don’t you dare to say a few words?"

I found this too ridiculous, "If a dog bites me, should I bite it back too?"

Being called a dog again, Nicole’s face looked very ugly. People around started whispering, obviously discussing about us.

I didn’t want to be the focus, so I got up to leave

Nicole stopped me. She said in a know–it–all tone, "Today Damon and Ariel went to the cemetery together. Ms. Nancy and Karen also went."

Nancy already gave me the heads up that she planned to visit Catherine and invited Damon along.

Now he’s game to tag along? Fascinating.

"You really think your push–pull tactics are gonna work? You’re no match for Ariel, no matter what. It’s pathetic being the ignored one." Nicole thought she’d landed a blow, her tone growing smugger, totally unbothered about maintaining a good image in front of her boyfriend.

Nick looked torn, apparently wanting to rein in Nicole but unsure of how to go about it

"Nicole, you’re such an evil dimwit" I picked up my bag, looking at Nicole with pity, "Ariel is so lucky to have such a dumb puppet like you."

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