Chapter 2232


    Ste and Keegan exchanged nces before turning abruptly to look at Vermont, who was muttering to


    himself behind them.


    Startled by their stares, Vermont eximed, "Why are you ring at me?"


    Ste hurriedly asked, "What rumor? What do you know?"


    Vermont blinked. "The rumor is that Ricky fell in love with his stand-in.


    When she disappeared for a year, he waspletely devastated. But when she came back, he was


    suddenly full of life again. So, the other girl got upset and started causing trouble for the stand-in every


    day."


    Ste and Keegan were both speechless.


    Ste frowned. "Didn''t you say he indulged in all sorts of vices-drinking, gambling, and so on? How


    could someone like that have a good woman by his side?" "Even pigs eat rotten cabbage. Besides,


    given Ricky''s background, if someone from a good family isn’t interested, it doesn’t mean someone


    from a poor family background won’t be."


    Next, Vermont told them an extremely melodramatic story.


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    He said Ricky had a childhood sweetheart who was the daughter of their family''s nanny. They grew up


    together and developed feelings for each other.


    Initially, Ricky''s family didn''t mind, thinking it was just a fling. But this girl turned out to be quite capable,


    driving Ricky mad about her.


    Having her around as ymate was fine for a bit of fun, but if she wanted to be part of the family,


    the Adam family wouldn''t allow it.


    So, they spent some money and used some means to drive the girl away. When she left, Ricky went


    crazy because she left him a letter saying they were not destined to be together in this life, but maybe


    in the next.


    Everyone who saw the letter thought she was contemting suicide. Since Ricky couldn''t find her, he


    med her death on the Adam family.


    Vermont said casually, "Everyone in the Adam family is sharp, but unfortunately, they had Ricky, who


    was foolish. Mrs. Adam never took that woman seriously; how could she dirty the Adam family''s hands


    for someone like her? But Ricky, that fool, didn''t believe it. He went against his family at every turn.


    When the family set him up on blind dates, he would bring his little lover to meet the potential matches.


    He intentionally provoked his family, and the women he found all had some resemnce to that girl."


    "It''s said that he started taking drugs because he couldn''t sleep thinking about that girl, and drugs


    helped ease that state."


    Ste furrowed her brow. "Do scumbags always find excuses like this?"


    Vermont continued, "Later, he met a mini star at the club who looked a lot like the girl. He spoiled her


    rotten, and just when they were as close as could be, guess what happened?"


    Keegan raised an eyebrow. Did the dead girle back?"


    Water sprayed out of Vermont''s mouth. "Damn, how did you guess that?"


    Keegan gave him a look as if he were mentally impaired. "Didn''t you say from the beginning that the


    girl was causing trouble for the stand-in?"


    Vermont was rendered speechless.


    "Did I say that?"


    Ste confirmed, "You did."


    Vermont rubbed his temples. "I must be getting old; my gossip skills are declining."