Chapter 365 A Group of Blindly Jealous Women
This news naturally didn't escape Aurelia's ears.
Right now, she was at home, furious but with nowhere to vent.
It was for Olivia again!
For that woman, Andrew had made a big fuss over and over again.
Hadn't he always liked keeping a low profile?
Why was he acting so high-profile when it came to Olivia?
What good would the Hamilton family get from messing up the Morgan family's marriage?
He had even broken Charlotte's hand because of Olivia.
Just how far was he going to go for her?
What was so special about that Olivia that made him do all this!
If she could, Aurelia really wanted to confront him face-to-face.
But she knew she couldn't do that. No matter how angry she was, she could only fume at home by herself.
In the evening, Lawrence came home and also brought up this matter with his wife.
Especially thinking about how his son had let down his own daughter to be with a divorced woman, Lawrence said irritably, "He's getting more and more confused, getting mixed up with that woman!"
Cecilia also thought Andrew was being ridiculous. "The Morgan family is at least an established family in Harmony City. For that woman, he didn't hesitate to damage the relationship between the two families.
Isn't he worried about making enemies all over Harmony City?"
At this point, Cecilia looked at her daughter and asked, "Aurelia, how are things progressing with the Hamilton family on your end?"
Aurelia was gritting her teeth, still caught up in her anger.
Suddenly hearing Cecilia's words, it was like having cold water thrown on her, and she suddenly calmed down.
Her expression wasn't great as she said, "It's okay."
Cecilia didn't quite understand this response. "What do you mean by okay?"
Aurelia couldn't really explain, and felt even more irritated. "Honestly, what else can I do? The Hamiltons are always super polite to me.
I'm honestly real with Anna—whatever I give her, she takes it, but then she'll just give me something even fancier right back.
Her parents are the same way. They act like they like me, but there's always this weird polite vibe, you know? Like, no matter what, it just never feels totally natural."
After hearing this, Lawrence's thick eyebrows knitted together.
After thinking for a while, he finally said, "Looks like his family still considers Andrew's feelings.
Well, after all, they're the real family!
Even they can't interfere with Andrew's decisions, so your previous efforts haven't been useful.
In that case, let's use stronger measures!"
A calculating gleam flashed in Lawrence's eyes.
Aurelia instinctively looked at him. "What should we do?"
Lawrence said, "Since Andrew protects that woman so much, let's help spread the word and let everyone know how 'great' she is!"
Now Aurelia understood.
A strange smile appeared on her face. "I know what to do now!"
That same evening, another piece of gossip spread through Harmony City's upper-class circles.
This time, the subject of the gossip was still Olivia.
"She's just a bitch, a jinx! Using Mr. Hamilton's status, she acts recklessly, picking fights with Ms. Ross and bullying her!"
"How could Mr. Hamilton randomly interfere with the Morgan family and Ross family's marriage for no reason? Turns out it was all because of her!"
"I think she probably used her position to mess up their marriage, and Mr. Hamilton had to take the blame for her because of their relationship. Otherwise, why would someone as busy as him have time to deal with girls' drama?"
"The more you think about it, the more it makes sense. Mr. Hamilton has publicly defended Olivia several times before."
Once this rumor spread, many people started avoiding Olivia like the plague.
Some even boycotted Olivia in their circles.
They even said that in the future, they shouldn't associate with this kind of person at public events, to avoid getting burned and becoming the next Charlotte.
In the evening, Evelyn had dinner with Benjamin. When she arrived at the restaurant, she was almost mad with anger.
Benjamin teased her, "What's wrong? Who upset you? You're bringing all this anger to dinner with me?"
Evelyn threw her bag aside, sat down boldly, gulped down some water, and said, "It's those people in your Harmony City circles!
Are they crazy or what?
It was clearly Charlotte who acted cheaply first, provoking Olivia and trying to hit her!
Mr. Hamilton, as Olivia's boyfriend, protected her—what's wrong with that?
How did it end up being Olivia's fault?"
Benjamin had also heard about this.
Seeing her venting indignantly, he consoled her, "You're such a smart person, can't you see?
Obviously, whoever spread these rumors deliberately twisted the facts.
Those people in this circle all think they're so noble and have had their eyes on Andrew for so long.
From the start, they couldn't accept being outdone by Olivia, so now, when they see something like this, naturally, they'll kick her while she's down."
Evelyn was very upset. "But once these rumors are out, it really damages Olivia's reputation!"
Benjamin had a knowing expression. "That's exactly their goal!
First, they want to isolate Olivia from the circle, hoping to make her back off, make her feel ashamed, make her think she doesn't belong in high society.
Second, this will also somewhat affect Andrew's reputation.
The Hamilton family has always been upstanding, and Andrew's grandfather especially values reputation.
He was already against Andrew being with Olivia.
After all this fuss, I'm afraid he's going to make trouble."
"Wait..." Evelyn finally caught on. "So you're saying someone's behind all this, stirring things up?"
Her mind worked quickly, and she immediately guessed, "Could it be Aurelia?"
Benjamin said, "I'm not sure if it's her, but someone's definitely benefiting from this. Whoever benefits the most is probably..."
This was basically the same as directly naming her.
Evelyn immediately laughed. "She really has no shame! I thought last time would make her see reality and behave herself, but who knew she was secretly plotting."
She then looked at Benjamin and asked, "So what do you think we can do about this?"
Benjamin smiled. "Let it go. They're just a bunch of blindly jealous women.
Later, when Andrew and Olivia make it official, when she becomes the real Mrs. Hamilton, won't every one of them rush to suck up to her?
Look at me, for example.
When I first came back to Harmony City, everyone who saw me had to step on me, saying I was the son of a murderer, saying if they were me, they'd be too ashamed to live, let alone come back to fight for inheritance.
Later, Andrew backed me up and firmly supported me, and those people didn't dare say anything anymore.
Of course, some still look down on me, but now they only dare say it behind my back. To my face, they have to be respectful.
You don't know how great it feels to have them hate me but still have to treat me respectfully!"
Hearing the last part, Evelyn laughed too.
Thinking carefully, Benjamin's words made a lot of sense.
Weren't they doing exactly that now—looking down on Olivia but not daring to confront her directly?
They could only talk behind her back.
She felt relieved!
But then, hearing Benjamin lay out his own story like that, she felt uncomfortable.
After hesitating for two seconds, she couldn't help asking, "When you came back and faced all that malice, was it your family who spread it?"
Benjamin smiled carelessly, "Who else could it be?"
But as he said this, there was bitterness in his eyes.
No matter how bad things were, he was still the eldest son of the White family.
If the Whites hadn't done or said something, those outsiders would have been wary of him because of the White family's status. How would they dare to step on him?
The Whites knew this, so at the banquet when he first came back, they almost destroyed him!
At that time, his biological father publicly humiliated him in front of many guests.
He angrily accused him of having evil intentions, saying that as soon as he came back, he tried to make a move on his brother's wife.
Thinking back to what happened that night, it still felt like a nightmare.
It was clearly Nick's wife who collapsed beside him, saying she wasn't feeling well and asking him to help her to the lounge.
At that time, Benjamin had resentment and hatred toward the White family, but he didn't direct that hatred toward an outsider.
After all, in his view, Nick's wife had only recently married into the White family.
The White family's grudges had nothing to do with her.
But he never expected that his moment of compassion would give her the chance to turn on him.
Nick's wife accused him of trying to harm the baby in her belly.
At the time, his stepmother and Nick were both pretending to defend him.
But that defense established their good-person image while pushing him into the spotlight.
From then on, in everyone's eyes, he was the son of a murderer and himself an attempted murderer.
Everyone in the circle despised him, calling him a despicable person.
Later, his grandfather forcibly suppressed the matter, and people stopped bringing it up.
But after that, everyone who looked at him had contempt and disgust in their eyes.
If Andrew hadn't been helping him all along, Benjamin couldn't have gained a foothold in the White family.
It was only now that Evelyn realized Benjamin didn't seem to be in a good mood tonight.
Usually, when he was with her, Benjamin was no different from how he was in Emerald City.
But tonight, there was a cold darkness hidden in his eyes.
Evelyn wasn't someone who could hide her feelings. She immediately asked, "Benjamin, you seem unhappy tonight?"
Benjamin lifted his eyelids slightly. "Do I?"
"Yes!" Evelyn nodded.
Those usually gentle eyes held a patch of gloom.
She suddenly felt sympathy and immediately patted his shoulder, saying without hesitation, "We're friends. If you're unhappy about something, tell me, just like how I always vent to you!"
Her cheerful personality and casual tone made Benjamin feel a bit of warmth in his heart.
He smiled genuinely and said, "It's nothing, I just feel like drinking. How about we drink until we drop tonight?"
"Sure!" Evelyn agreed without thinking.
As friends, he was clearly unhappy. As his friend, what was wrong with keeping him company?
Besides, they were drinking buddies anyway.