Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 345

Chapter 345 Too Young to Gamble On

Chapter 345 Too Young to Gamble On

Denton pretended to be surprised. “You know me?”

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Maya nodded. “My dad said you were here, which is why he sent me. I wasn’t originally planning to study abroad in Pastalia.”

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Maya seemed pretty straightforward, laying everything out right after they met. “But dad said the Harborton business circle is declining, and going it alone isn’t the best strategy for the future anymore. The Gills need an arranged marriage, and you’re the best choice.”

Maya put it all on the table–her father and brother hoped she could contribute to the family, specifically through an arranged marriage with the Lincolns.

With Curtis gone, Denton had emerged as the dark horse of the Lincolns.

“I’m the heiress of the Gill Group. You’ve probably heard of me. If you’re also interested in an arranged marriage, we could try getting to know each other.” Maya extended her hand confidently to Denton, giving him a smile.

Denton was surprised. He hadn’t expected Maya to be so direct.

He had assumed that if the Gills were masters of the game, Maya would be a cunning fox, cut from the same cloth.

But from what he could see so far, Maya was a very frank and straightforward young woman.

“Alright.” Denton nodded.

He also needed to spend more time with Maya to figure out whether she was genuinely innocent or just putting on an act.

At the estate, Yolanda had slept for a day and a night and hadn’t gone to class.

When Adriana came home, Yolanda was just groggily emerging from her room.

“What’s going on?” Adriana was worried about Yolanda.

Yolanda sniffled. “I caught a cold.”

It was probably guilt taking its toll.

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“Denton’s not here.” Seeing Yolanda looking around, Adriana said.

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Yolanda breathed a sigh of relief. “Adriana, can you help me talk to Denton? I only have sisterly feelings for him, absolutely no romantic feelings. What happened that night was all my fault. Whatever compensation he wants, I can give him, but… can everyone just pretend nothing happened from now on?”

Yolanda had been distressed all night long.

She didn’t know what to do.

“Denton most likely has feelings for you. He’s hoping you’ll take responsibility.” Adriana looked at Yolanda innocently.

Yolanda slumped onto the couch like a sack of potatoes. “I’m done for… I need to get married as soon as possible.”

She really didn’t want any entanglement with Denton.

She truly only saw Denton as a younger

brother.

“Yolanda, there’s no need to rush into marriage because of this. You can talk things through with Denton. He shouldn’t be the type of kid who won’t take no for an answer.” Adriana felt troubled for both of them.

This was probably a cursed connection.

“I’ll try.” Yolanda nodded.

She’d try to see if she could communicate normally with Denton.

If Denton could also pretend nothing happened, that would be ideal.

That evening, when Denton came home, he brought Yolanda’s favorite pastries.

But Yolanda kept avoiding him.

Denton felt a bit dejected but still put the pastries in the fridge, sending her a message not to forget to cat them.

But the next morning, when Denton opened the fridge, the pastries hadn’t been touched at all.

He left for school feeling dejected after eating breakfast, not saying much to Curtis or Adriana all morning.

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“This kid…” Even Curtis could tell something was off with Denton’s mood.

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“He and Yolanda… something might have happened.” Adriana softly explained the situation to Curtis.

Curtis paused for a moment, then nodded. “This kind of thing, let them work it out themselves.”

The two of them remained in this standoff for about two weeks, but Denton was the first to lose his patience.

He came home from school early and cornered Yolanda at the front door.

“Yolanda… you’ve been avoiding me.” Denton said with a hint of hurt in his voice.

Yolanda glanced awkwardly at Adriana, who was leaving with her, and cleared her throat. “Adriana and I are heading to the hospital. She’s about to have the baby. Whatever it is, we can talk after the baby’s born.”

“Yolanda, you should talk things out with Denton. Let my aunt and uncle go with me first.” Adriana patted Yolanda’s hand and got in the car.

Left with no choice, Yolanda had to face Denton first. “So… Denton, about what happened that night, can we just pretend it never happened? You didn’t lose out either, right?”

“Do you really dislike me that much, Yolanda?” Denton looked at Yolanda.

“It’s not that I dislike you. It’s just… I don’t have those kinds of feelings for you, understand? To me, you’re just like a younger brother. This situation makes me really uncomfortable, like … like I took advantage of my own little brother.” Yolanda didn’t know if Denton could understand her explanation.

Denton looked at Yolanda with disappointment, remaining silent for a long time before finally nodding. “I understand. You don’t have to feel uncomfortable anymore, Yolanda. I won’t put you in this position again.”

With that, Denton turned and left.

Yolanda wanted to say something more, but Denton had already gone.

Yolanda stood there in silence for a long while. Truth be told, she wasn’t completely oblivious to the fact that Denton seemed to have different feelings for her, but Denton was still young, and his emotions weren’t stable yet. She didn’t dare to take that gamble.

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