Chapter 284 James, I’ve Fallen for Caspian

Chapter 284 James, I’ve Fallen for Caspian

Emily quickly blocked her view. "Gloria, don't look."

Gloria was confused. "What's wrong with you?"

Emily scratched her head. "Well... the thing is, you might find the truth hard to accept, but..."

Seeing her hesitating like this, Gloria's heart jumped to her throat. Had the truth about the child been exposed? Did the Rivers family know everything?

God, what should she do?

Would the Rivers family think she was a liar and kick her out?

If it really came to that, she wouldn't have the dignity to stay with the Rivers family anymore.

As Gloria's mind raced with wild thoughts, her face grew paler. Emily quickly spoke up: "No matter what happens, we're definitely on your side. You'll always be my sister-in-law."

"Don't say anymore, Emily. It's all my fault."

"Your fault? What did you do wrong? It's those bad men who are scheming and plotting against you."

Gloria looked up at her innocently. "What scheme?"

Emily bit her lip. "Looks like you've been kept in the dark too. Actually, Caspian doesn't like you. Everything he's done has been for..."

Gloria had just seen the sculpture Caspian made for her, and the whole room was full of paintings of her.

He doesn't like her?

"Then who does he like? What has he been doing all this for?"

Emily steeled herself. "Forget it, I can't keep this from you. Everything he's done has been for James."

"No, Emily, you're confusing me more and more. For James? What are you talking about?"

Emily was convinced she'd guessed right. She pulled Gloria aside and lowered her voice to whisper in her ear: "Gloria, have you ever read boy love novels or comics?"

"Boy love? I've read some romance novels. They usually have cold eyes, with three parts mockery and four parts disdain..."

"Oh my God, Gloria, you're so innocent and naive. No wonder James loves you so much. I'd like a naive girl like you too. Wait, I'm getting off track. What I mean is Caspian has always liked James. He's ruthless and has been scheming to break you and James up just to get..."

Caspian's voice sounded behind her: "To get what?"

The sudden voice made Emily shiver. She mechanically turned to look at Caspian, her lips trembling as she called out: "Caspian..."

Emily was genuinely afraid of him. Caspian was different from her two other brothers. He seemed gentle, but actually had plenty of tricks up his sleeve.

"What were you just saying to Gloria? Tell me too."

"Nothing, nothing. I was just talking about some romance novel about a domineering CEO."

"I think I heard you say I was ruthless and schemed to break up her marriage."

Caspian's voice wasn't loud, but each word carried heavy weight, making Emily's back go cold.

Seeing things were going badly, Gloria quickly hugged Caspian's arm. "Caspian, Emily's still young. Don't scare her."

Seeing Emily trembling, she was really worried she might faint the next second.

Caspian's expression was serious, without any of the gentleness he usually showed her.

Like a famous sword - even without being drawn, you could feel the cold chill emanating from him.

"Emily, normally I don't care how much you fool around, but you're not a kid anymore. You can't just say whatever you want about many things, especially about me, Gloria, and James. Your casual joke could cause a lot of trouble for the three of us and give people with bad intentions something to gossip about."

"Caspian, I know I was wrong, but do you really..." Emily lowered her head, accepting his scolding.

"What?"

Emily asked again: "Do you actually like James or Gloria?"

Caspian was speechless.

Why did he have any expectations of this silly sister? What kind of normal person could come up with such a question?

How did Daniel put up with her?

Caspian couldn't tolerate it.

It turned out when people are speechless, they really do want to laugh, just like Caspian now.

Caspian didn't say anything, just stared at her. Emily scratched her head. "Did I actually guess right?"

James cleared his throat. "Emily, stop talking nonsense. Caspian and I were just discussing some things and found common ground. We've made peace. From now on, I won't bother Gloria anymore, so he can rest assured."

Emily said, "What?"

James continued: "Caspian never interfered in our marriage. It was my fault. I lost Gloria and hurt her deeply. If it weren't for Caspian, Gloria wouldn't have moved on so quickly. I'm grateful for how he's taken care of Gloria."

Gloria held her breath as she looked at James. Not long ago on the island, he'd been so obsessive, but now he seemed like a completely different person, reborn.

He was actually clearing Caspian's name.

Actually, his underlying message was also telling others that Gloria hadn't just moved on to someone else.

It was all James's fault, nothing to do with Caspian or Gloria.

Gloria's heart ached a little.

She thought of that year when James, to raise medical fees for Vivienne, used such extreme methods to get the money, secretly paid her bills, and was afraid she'd see his wounds.

When she heard about it from others and found him, his forehead was still wrapped in bandages.

He stood under the cherry blossom tree, smiling at her casually, saying it was just an accident.

That cool, scholarly young man had returned.

Emily laughed. "Sorry, Caspian. I misunderstood you."

Caspian couldn't be bothered by her. He grabbed her collar and pulled her back to her room, leaving the time and space to James and Gloria.

Standing in this familiar place, their eyes met, emotions swirling in both their hearts.

"You."

"You."

They spoke almost in unison. James paused before speaking: "Do you want to go see our daughter?"

"Okay."

Not only had the barrier between him and Caspian loosened, but the one between him and Gloria showed signs of thawing as well.

After all, the breakdown of this marriage wasn't entirely James's fault alone.

Gloria had remarried so quickly, betraying their former promises.

Of course, this was also his own doing - he deserved it.

If they couldn't avoid each other completely, Gloria didn't want their relationship to be too strained when they had to see each other.

They walked one after the other. Gloria spoke: "You seem to be in better shape lately than before."

They were like two old friends who hadn't seen each other in a while. James said calmly: "You too. Caspian has taken good care of you."

Seeing his calm and peaceful expression, Gloria finally spoke: "Yes, he's very good. After these few months together, I've developed feelings for him."

"James, I've fallen for Caspian."

Hearing this, James's hands hidden behind his back involuntarily clenched. This was what hurt the most.

He struggled to maintain his expression. "Is that so?"

"All along, what we lacked was communication, which is why we ended up where we are today. The road ahead is still long, and we're both part of the Rivers family. I don't want what happened before to happen again, so I want to tell you straight out. Consider it closure for our relationship."

How cruel.

She was personally telling him she'd fallen for someone else.

Actually, Gloria had always been this straightforward. When she first confessed to him, and later when she divorced him, she'd given him many chances. Even when she nearly died in the bathtub, the next day she still calmly asked him for a divorce. Even that night of their farewell party, she was so gentle.

Because of her love, she'd shown him countless favors.

Now the object of her favor was Caspian, which was why Caspian could confidently let them spend time together.

Because he knew that once Gloria made a decision, she wouldn't look back.

James forced down the pain in his chest, murmuring over and over: "That's good, that's good..."