novelraw Chapter 323: Was Ariel Morris Adopted?
Chapter 323: Was Ariel Morris Adopted?
Nico Haynes spat, "Damn, it feels like Ariel Morris was picked up off the street!! What kind of parents would do this to their own daughter? Seriously, Dawn Sutherland, your stepmom has nothing on them!"Dawn Sutherland glanced at Nico Haynes, "Do you know how to talk, Third Haynes!"
Of all things to bring up, mentioning Selah Sutton! He never liked Selah Sutton since they were young, and obviously, Selah didn’t like him either.
Nico Haynes’ bravado dampened a bit, "I’m just giving an example, meaning both Laura Pinley and Selah Sutton are nothing good! They’re typical evil stepmothers! It’s no wonder my old lady is still the best, nothing beats blood-related."
Dawn Sutherland took a sip of his drink and said indifferently, "Ariel is the Morris Family’s biological child, Third Haynes, if you can’t figure it out, just keep your mouth shut."
Nico Haynes rolled his eyes, "Damn, that’s considered biological? But Laura Pinley really knows how to play the game, using her own daughter’s one night as a deal, fifty million! She dares to ask for that much!"
Dawn Sutherland observed Arlo Seys’ face, which was as cold as ice, pondered for a while, and pointed out a problem, "Since they already schemed against you, Arlo, why would Ariel still use suicide to force her parents to send her abroad?"
Nico Haynes agreed, "Yeah! It’s really confusing! Marrying into the Seys Family would be the ultimate backing! Is the entire Morris Family stupid? Even when manipulating, they should do it thoroughly!"
Arlo Seys let out a cold laugh, "If you don’t like someone, would you marry them? If the Morris Family forced her to marry me, and she used suicide to threaten her parents to send her abroad to leave me, isn’t that perfectly normal?"
Nico Haynes shook his head, "I won’t say anything else, but about Ariel Morris not liking you, I don’t believe it."
Dawn Sutherland had a serious expression, "I don’t believe it, Ariel loves you, I think there’s no doubt about that."
Arlo Seys sneered, his eyes looked chillingly indifferent, "That letter was handwritten by her, I can tell. Back then, when I was tutoring her at the juice bar, I got very familiar with her handwriting, it wasn’t faked by anyone else. Her breakup letter was as ruthless as it could get, completely denying the feelings between us."
Dawn Sutherland thought for a moment, "Could there have been some hidden truth that you didn’t know eight years ago? You mentioned that Ariel was drugged eight years ago, who drugged her?"
Arlo Seys pressed his thin lips together, "Ariel and I played truth or dare, and I’ve also suspected that the drug wasn’t something she used on herself, and now I can confirm it wasn’t her doing." Arlo paused, then continued in a deep voice, "I suspect it was the Morris Family couple. The Morris Family couple drugged us intending to use it to threaten me and Ariel into sleeping together, but their plans didn’t account for Ariel preferring death over being with me, forcing them to let her go abroad."
Dawn Sutherland considered this for a moment, his face grew somber, "No, Arlo, try a different assumption. Could it be that Ariel realized her parents wanted to use you and refused, so she went abroad? Maybe she was trying to protect you her way. I would be the first to think you’re wrong if you deny Ariel’s love for you."
Nico Haynes: "But what changed with her leaving? The Morris Family still used the video to threaten Arlo! Your assumption doesn’t hold either! If Ariel knew about the video’s existence and used suicide to force her parents to protect Arlo, it changed nothing! The video is still there and still being used by the Morris Family as a bargaining chip! This thought doesn’t make sense! The question now is, why did Ariel have to resort to suicide to go abroad? I really wish I could just grab her and ask directly!"
Arlo Seys’ eyes revealed deep pain and sorrow, his voice low and hoarse, "If it was the Morris Family scheming against me, I don’t care, what I care about is whether Ariel loves me or not?"