Chapter 132. Defending Vincent
If she acted this way, it seemed like most of her friends were probably just attracted by her wealth. I thought Emily was st*pid, and I knew people would definitely try to take advantage of a girl like that.
Sure enough, the next words out of Aaron’s mouth confirmed my suspicion. He said, “Emily first started doing drugs when she was in middle school. All the alcohol and drugs affected her health, and when she was nineteen, her father decided to secretly send her away to rehab.”
Aaron’s hands gripped my waist more tightly, and I couldn’t help but feel a pounding in my heart. Could this have been the turning point in Emily’s life? Did she meet Vincent because of this incident? I chewed my lips nervously as I looked at Aaron in a daze.
He kissed my lips and cheeks softly, his eyes full of distress. “Olive, do you want me to keep telling you all this? You might not want to hear this next part.”
I guess I wasn’t quite ready to accept the fact that Emily had known Vincent since she was nineteen. But I also knew there was no point in running away from the truth. I put my arms. around Aaron, burying my face in his chest in an attempt to borrow some of his strength.
After the feeling of dread in the air dissipated, I let go of him “Keep going, I want to hear it.”
“Okay then.” Aaron reached out and gathered me into his arms again. “After she returned from rehab, Emily’s father sent her to the same Ivy League school that Vincent attended.”
Vincent’s story was unfolding in exactly the way I had predicted in my mind. I guessed as much that Emily must have met Vincent while they were at school together. I had to admit, Vincent had a handsome face and an attractive body. It wasn’t unusual for a girl like Emily to develop a crush on
him.
I blinked my eyes at Aaron as I slowly said all this aloud, piecing together the truth of the story. He was a little surprised at first, then nodded to confirm my guess. “That’s right. While they were in school, Emily fell madly in love with Vincent, and she started pursuing him relentlessly.”
Normally, Emily wasn’t a very restrained person. I figured when she chose a guy to go after, she was probably
aggressive enough to make sure the whole school knew about
it.
Wait a minute! I suddenly remembered that to my knowledge, Vincent had a girlfriend at that time. When I was with Vincent, he told me he was dating a senior while he was in college. Had he been talking about Emily?
I slapped myself on the forehead. Of course not, you idiot! Emily was several years younger than Vincent, so she couldn’t have been in a higher year than him.
But I did remember Vincent telling me he had a girlfriend in college. So how did Emily fit into the picture?
+ couldn’t figure it out, so I asked Aaron directly. “If I
remember correctly, Vincent was in a relationship during college. Didn’t Emily know that when she was pursuing him?”
“That’s right,” Aaron said, nodding again. “But at that time,
Emily didn’t care. She was willing to be the mistress because she was so obsessed with Vincent.”
I frowned in confusion. “So her father didn’t care either?”
Trying to invade someone else’s relationship and making it known to the whole school would have really affected Emily’s reputation. To me, it seemed like Emily’s father would probably not approve of that kind of behavior, especially with his wealth and prestigious status.
Aaron laughed when he heard that. He grabbed my waist and leaned down to face me. “Which do you think her father would prefer, a daughter who hits on a guy who’s taken, or a daughter who dies of drug addiction?”
That shut me up. Compared with her former life, of course Emily’s father wouldn’t care what she did in school. He was probably even happy about it, as long as she was staying sober.
After a long silence, I suddenly remembered something else. “Wait… So you guys all knew about Emily and Vincent?”
Aaron pursed his lips and didn’t say anything, just stared at me with those big blue eyes.
I didn’t need him to give me an answer anyway. I had already figured out the truth of the matter. My shoulders slumped, and I felt a little depressed. I’d never guessed that Emily had known Vincent for so long.
Aaron reached out and gently tilted my chin up with his hand. He stared deep into my eyes, and his voice was very serious as he said, “Why else do you think Vincent was able to get into
our circle?”
His question confused me, and I said automatically, “I thought it was because you’re all alumni…”
“Ha!” Aaron laughed coldly. “I have so many alumni applying
every year. Why do you think Vincent stood out to us?”
His words were almost arrogant, but I knew Aaron was so powerful that he had a right to be arrogant.
But I couldn’t help arguing on Vincent’s behalf. “But Vincent is different. He got into Morgan Stanley at such a young age, and he’s so talented…”
After all, Vincent was still a person I had once respected and cared about deeply. I didn’t want my memories of him to be stained and corrupted like this. Of course, I really just didn’t want to face the fact that my judgment of Vincent had been so completely wrong.
Rather than defending Vincent, I was mostly making excuses for my own lack of intuition about him.
Aaron’s face shuttered over when I said this. His hands gripped my shoulders tightly, and his eyes became icy and cold.
He interrupted me, clearly uninterested in hearing any more praise of Vincent. “You think he really got into Morgan Stanley on his own merit?”
If she acted this way, it seemed like most of her friends were probably just attracted by her wealth. I thought Emily was st*pid, and I knew people would definitely try to take advantage of a girl like that.
Sure enough, the next words out of Aaron’s mouth confirmed my suspicion. He said, “Emily first started doing drugs when she was in middle school. All the alcohol and drugs affected her health, and when she was nineteen, her father decided to secretly send her away to rehab.”
Aaron’s hands gripped my waist more tightly, and I couldn’t help but feel a pounding in my heart. Could this have been the turning point in Emily’s life? Did she meet Vincent because of this incident? I chewed my lips nervously as I looked at Aaron in a daze.
He kissed my lips and cheeks softly, his eyes full of distress. “Olive, do you want me to keep telling you all this? You might not want to hear this next part.”
I guess I wasn’t quite ready to accept the fact that Emily had known Vincent since she was nineteen. But I also knew there was no point in running away from the truth. I put my arms. around Aaron, burying my face in his chest in an attempt to borrow some of his strength.
After the feeling of dread in the air dissipated, I let go of him “Keep going, I want to hear it.”
“Okay then.” Aaron reached out and gathered me into his arms again. “After she returned from rehab, Emily’s father sent her to the same Ivy League school that Vincent attended.”
Vincent’s story was unfolding in exactly the way I had predicted in my mind. I guessed as much that Emily must have met Vincent while they were at school together. I had to admit, Vincent had a handsome face and an attractive body. It wasn’t unusual for a girl like Emily to develop a crush on
him.
I blinked my eyes at Aaron as I slowly said all this aloud, piecing together the truth of the story. He was a little surprised at first, then nodded to confirm my guess. “That’s right. While they were in school, Emily fell madly in love with Vincent, and she started pursuing him relentlessly.”
Normally, Emily wasn’t a very restrained person. I figured when she chose a guy to go after, she was probably
aggressive enough to make sure the whole school knew about
it.
Wait a minute! I suddenly remembered that to my knowledge, Vincent had a girlfriend at that time. When I was with Vincent, he told me he was dating a senior while he was in college. Had he been talking about Emily?
I slapped myself on the forehead. Of course not, you idiot! Emily was several years younger than Vincent, so she couldn’t have been in a higher year than him.
But I did remember Vincent telling me he had a girlfriend in college. So how did Emily fit into the picture?
+ couldn’t figure it out, so I asked Aaron directly. “If I
remember correctly, Vincent was in a relationship during college. Didn’t Emily know that when she was pursuing him?”
“That’s right,” Aaron said, nodding again. “But at that time,
Emily didn’t care. She was willing to be the mistress because she was so obsessed with Vincent.”
I frowned in confusion. “So her father didn’t care either?”
Trying to invade someone else’s relationship and making it known to the whole school would have really affected Emily’s reputation. To me, it seemed like Emily’s father would probably not approve of that kind of behavior, especially with his wealth and prestigious status.
Aaron laughed when he heard that. He grabbed my waist and leaned down to face me. “Which do you think her father would prefer, a daughter who hits on a guy who’s taken, or a daughter who dies of drug addiction?”
That shut me up. Compared with her former life, of course Emily’s father wouldn’t care what she did in school. He was probably even happy about it, as long as she was staying sober.
After a long silence, I suddenly remembered something else. “Wait… So you guys all knew about Emily and Vincent?”
Aaron pursed his lips and didn’t say anything, just stared at me with those big blue eyes.
I didn’t need him to give me an answer anyway. I had already figured out the truth of the matter. My shoulders slumped, and I felt a little depressed. I’d never guessed that Emily had known Vincent for so long.
Aaron reached out and gently tilted my chin up with his hand. He stared deep into my eyes, and his voice was very serious as he said, “Why else do you think Vincent was able to get into
our circle?”
His question confused me, and I said automatically, “I thought it was because you’re all alumni…”
“Ha!” Aaron laughed coldly. “I have so many alumni applying
every year. Why do you think Vincent stood out to us?”
His words were almost arrogant, but I knew Aaron was so powerful that he had a right to be arrogant.
But I couldn’t help arguing on Vincent’s behalf. “But Vincent is different. He got into Morgan Stanley at such a young age, and he’s so talented…”
After all, Vincent was still a person I had once respected and cared about deeply. I didn’t want my memories of him to be stained and corrupted like this. Of course, I really just didn’t want to face the fact that my judgment of Vincent had been so completely wrong.
Rather than defending Vincent, I was mostly making excuses for my own lack of intuition about him.
Aaron’s face shuttered over when I said this. His hands gripped my shoulders tightly, and his eyes became icy and cold.
He interrupted me, clearly uninterested in hearing any more praise of Vincent. “You think he really got into Morgan Stanley on his own merit?”
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