Chapter 182 We’ll Wait for My Dad
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Sure, his mom could be a little hot–headed at times, but she would not just scold someone out of nowhere. Helen must have done something to set her off.
Helen pouted and said, “Caroline told me you like her, and even threatened to steal you away from me. Then she had the nerve to say that once she gets bored of you, she’ll toss you aside like trash! I was so mad I slapped her, but your mom saw it. She didn’t even give me a chance to explain and just started yelling at me. I only did it because I love you so much…”
Sobbing, she threw herself into Linden’s arms.
However, Linden had already stopped listening halfway through. After the first few lines, his mind drifted off.
Once things quieted down, he gave a small smirk and asked, “Did Caroline really say that?”
He had always suspected Caroline was two–faced when she kept saying she liked Blake Sherwood.
He never should have bought that story. Sure, the Sherwoods were loaded, but Blake? Definitely not in the same league as him.
If a woman had to choose between the two of them, any sane person would pick him.
Caroline did not seem dumb, so why would she let him go?
“It’s true, I swear,” Helen said, looking up at him with tear–filled eyes. “Don’t fall for her act. She’s not who you think she is. I even heard she’s messing around with some older guy.”
Linden’s expression instantly darkened. “An older guy? You can’t just say stuff like that without proof. Who told you?”
Helen could not pinpoint where she had heard it, but she was sure it was true. No point hiding it.
“I’m not making it up. She’s living with him right here in our neighborhood.”
Linden stared into her eyes. She did not look like she was lying.
Could it be true? Was Caroline actually involved with some older guy?
—
A wave of disappointment hit him. He finally thought he had met someone different, only to find out she might already belong to someone else.
Guess all women really are the same.
Noticing his silence, Helen carefully asked, “Is it true what Caroline said? Do you like her?”
Caroline had not said it directly, but the way she talked today definitely hinted that Linden was the one chasing her.
Linden forced a smile. “How could I possibly be into someone like her?”
Helen was not letting it go. “Then why did you hug her today?”
Linden’s face tensed up, and his voice
turned a little sharp. “Didn’t I already explain that at lunch? She made a move on me! I’m a guy. Anyone would’ve had a hard time turning that down at the moment.
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Chapter 182 We’ll Wait for My Dad
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Worried Helen might still not buy it, he added, “She said if I didn’t go along with her, she’d marry Blake Sherwood and have them crush my family. I panicked, okay? I hugged her hoping she wouldn’t go from obsessed to vengeful.”
In his mind, it was not really slandering Caroline since she did say she wanted to marry the Sherwoods heir.
The Sherwoods?
Helen did not know much about them, so she asked, “Are they really more powerful than your family?”
Linden did not want to admit it outright, so he just said casually, “Not necessarily, but yeah, they’ve got more money than us.”
Helen curled her lips into a smirk.
So much for Caroline’s innocent act, it turns out she is just another girl chasing money.
Could that so–called Sherwood heir–the one with deeper pockets than the Graysons–be the same older guy keeping her?
Guess when Linden did not work out, she went straight for someone richer.
Haha!
What a joke.
Helen actually found it hilarious and let out a little giggle.
“What’s so funny?”
Linden’s voice pulled her back, and she quickly wiped the smile off her face. “Oh, nothing.”
Not wanting him to press further, she quickly changed the topic. “Anyway, what’s the plan for borrowing money from your dad?”
Linden let go of her and sat down at the edge of the bed. “You heard my mom today. Dad’s off on a business trip for a week, so we’ll have to wait till he’s back.”
Helen’s smile faded. “But our company can’t wait that long. Maybe you could come up with another solution? Or ask your mom to give you the money first?”
She knew Linden did not have control over the money, but Teresa definitely had some of her own.
Still, Linden shook his head without hesitation. “No, we’ll just wait for my dad to get back.”
“Why not?” Helen asked, clearly confused. It was all Grayson money in the end–what did it matter v they asked?
Why was he so against going to Teresa for help?
“I just can’t, alright? Don’t ask anymore. We’ll wait for my dad,” Linden said, his tone final. He knew exactly how his mom operated.
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