Chapter 181
"Back then, both of them had outstanding looks and good family backgrounds. Everyone could see
their exceptional capabilities and naturally, they both had a bunch of suitors. Regarding Lindsay
Crouch, I didn''t hear of her having any close rtionships with either one of them or if she did
anything odd but a year ago, she suddenly came to Casterwich City and became Miss nchard''s
best friend."
"Her intentions were really well hidden!" Frederick remarked. He figured that if she wasn''t close to
Alicia, it wouldn''t be that easy to snatch her lover away!
Chet smiled and nodded.
"You hit the point! When Miss nchard first got here, I guess it was hard for her. The wedding
years ago had been nned to be very grand. Even if there were others who didn''t know about her
or the nchard family, they had definitely noticed her because of the wedding preparations!
Following this, her family went bankrupt. Alicia had been dumped at the wedding as a wealthy
daughter of a reputable family. All these pieces of news were on the headlines! Outsiders may have
just treated them as a joke and justughed at it but for her acquaintances, those that were jealous
and envious of her-they were all gloating over it. From what I know, Miss nchard didn''t have any
close friends for those two years and she totally cut off her past life! Thus, when she met someone
from her past at this new ce who took care of her..."
"She just stupidly devoted herself to that person?" Frederickpleted the sentence bitterly.
It was easy to guess. From Alicia''s appearance, she appeared to be proud and beautiful, and many
found her hard to approach. However, deep down, she was just a little girl who was kind and
innocent. She would repay even the tiniest of favors with her best efforts.
Although she could be capricious at times, she was very sincere towards others and was very
observant. She knew when to be sensible and was tenacious and firm, which made him felt
addicted to her.
"When ites to this, you can''t really me Miss nchard! I got wind of this information which
said that this past year, Lindsay did her best to earn her trust! She would drive over in the middle of
the night just to help her! If you put yourself in Miss nchard''s shoes, you would find that no one
could resist these zealous acts! To Miss nchard, Lindsay would definitely have credit for hard
work if not good work! ording to Miss nchard''s intellect and beauty, she wouldn''t simply
ept help from men!"
Otherwise, she wouldn''t have given Frederick her virginity!
"I''m afraid she never expected Lindsay to have a secret motive, going after Jeremy behind her
back!"
"Speaking of this, it''s a little weird because Jeremy just came back from overseas this year! That''s
right, I think it was right about the time you met Miss nchard! You can only say that their
rtionship developed in leaps and bounds! I suspect that those two already had an affair and you
can presume that Lindsay got close to Miss nchard with an ulterior motive, not abruptly! You
don''t say, this ruthless woman''s n was really scary!"
Sorting it out, Chet broke into a cold sweat. How scheming did this woman have to be toy low for
that long? All of that just for one man; it was all so unbelievable to him!
"By the way, I suddenly recalled something. The night you were with Miss nchard, coincidentally,
Graham Crouch, Lindsay''s stepfather, was having a birthday party in the same hotel! Do you think
that Miss nchard was there for the party that day? After all, they hadn''t fallen out with each other
yet during that period of time!"
If that was the case, then Miss nchard may have been set up by someone, which exined why
she appeared in Frederick''s room. At that instant, everything was adding up.
Tapping his fingers on the table, Frederick shared his point of view. "Stepfather?"
What a scheming woman Lindsay was! Should he thank her for bringing Alicia to him? Thinking
again, everything suddenly made sense to Frederick.
This situation must have some obscureplications, otherwise, given her intentions, she would
never have thought of giving Alicia to him. Why would she do this?
When Frederick realized that the n was to let Alicia be defiled by someone else, he was instantly
filled with ice-cold rage.
At this moment, Chet''s voice sounded again.
"Speaking of Lindsay Crouch, she must really be something. Rumors say that Graham Crouch was
lowborn and although he was motivated, it was hard to gain a foothold in Casterwich City. His family
circumstances were terrible but he had high self- esteem. When he was young, he often hit
obstacles. He was a true loser, it was said that he couldn''t find a partner even in his mid-years. He
must have epted reality in the end because he married Lindsay''s mother! Thus, Lindsay Crouch
is actually the daughter of her mother and her ex-husband."
With his curiosity piqued, Chet sat up straight and started talking freely. "The Crouch family is
actually really interesting! If I hadn''t told you anything, I bet you would''ve never imagined—"
"Stop it, enough with the suspense! Mr. Reynes, do you want everyone to know just how nosy you
are?"
Wasn''t he bing a tattler because of Frederick''s requests? Speechless, Chet gave a little cough
before continuing.
"You can tell that Lindsay has a beautiful mother from her looks, who should still be quite young!
After her marriage to Graham Crouch, the two of them had some happy days and gave birth to a
daughter! But those days onlysted for a few years and apparently, poverty is something that
consumes marriages! Lindsay''s mother abandoned her two daughters and eloped with a rich man!
Understandably, in this situation, the anger would be vented on the abandoned children. Lindsay
was no exception; she got hit and did tough work but after a few years, the situation changed.
Graham Crouch doted on his adoptive daughter very much; I heard that he pampered her more
than his biological daughter. Can you imagine how smart Lindsay must be?"
Chet took a breath before he continued with his story.
"However, this may also be linked to when Graham Crouch won the lottery and became rich! The
Crouch family is what they are today because of that lottery. Good days eventually came and he
became rich. He then married his current wife and had a son in his old age! All the good things
came at the same time as his business also started taking off!"
While analyzing the whole picture, Chet made a guess.
"Maybe, he was afraid of being used of mistreating his adoptive daughter! He no longercked
money anyway! Therefore, he treated Lindsay quite well and supported her to college. It seems that
she is still relying on her family''s support as she is idle and has no decent job. She considers herself
the ''princess'' of the Crouch family and lives extravagantly..."N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.