Way Back Into Love (Essie) novel Chapter 174

"She is fine. They won't be getting any results, anyway, so they might as well end early." Christina shrugged. She had never thought her elder sister and Zac would end up being together.

Hearing their conversation, Hanson's eyes twinkled. "Christina, is your sister named Leila?" Their last names were the same, and considering the relationship that they were discussing, he felt that he was correct.

Christina nodded and said, "Yes, my sister is a special guest for the second round of 'Beauty on Runway.' Hanson, you probably know my sister, right?"

"Yes, I know her." An unreadable expression flashed across Hanson's eyes. "What's the relationship between your sister and Ivy's cousin?"

"They used to be together. I guess you can call them each other's first loves," Christina said in an understatement.

Hanson frowned and shot a worried glance toward Ivy. "Last time at the opening ceremony of Yang City fashion week, I saw that your cousin and Christina's sister attended together. Are they still dating secretly?"

"I don't think so..." Ivy trailed off, uncertainty evident in her voice. After all, her cousin took Leila to a dancing party when Essie returned to Yang City.

This matter had fired up all sorts of speculations and rumors within the upper class and celebrity circles.

Of course, Christina knew that as well.

"The relationship between them has always been vague, and outsiders can't really tell for sure. But then, they've been together for so many years, so it's but natural for them to have retained some affection for each other," she said faintly.

Hanson was seething inwardly. Zac had an ongoing situation with his ex-girlfriend while clinging to Essie. Zac Rong was a greedy, disgusting, despicable, and hateful SOB.

Noticing the displeasure on Hanson's face, Ivy thought that he wanted to defend his old schoolmate, Essie, so she tried to explain her cousin's side. "My cousin is very cautious in handling matters. He knows that it is impossible for him to be with Leila, so they probably had to give up their feelings for each other. As far as I know, they're just friends now."

Hanson furrowed his brows in confusion. "Why can't they be together?"

"Marriage between our two families is not allowed." Ivy sighed.

"Why? Are you relatives?" asked Hanson.

Christina and Ivy looked at each other. The grudge between the two families was no secret among celebrities, so they didn't have to hide it from Hanson.

"Our families used to be related by marriage. My aunt was married to Ivy's uncle. At first, their married life was great, and nobody thought they would get into conflict. Then, they had a fierce quarrel, which ended up in them dying in an accident. The two families became enemies then and vowed never to let anyone from each family marry into the other," Christina spoke slowly and carefully.

A cold light settled in Hanson's eyes. No wonder Zac wanted to take his Essie; as it turned out, it was impossible for him to marry his first love. That made him even more despicable. That meant that that bastard didn't love Essie at all and would probably take her for granted in the future.