Chapter 222 Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
Chapter 222 Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
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As Marley flipped through the album, her gaze stopped on one particular snapshot; her pupils contracted, then she glanced at the three photographs of Rowan that sat nearby. A slow, triumphant smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.
When one door shuts, another opens, indeed.
After considerable effort, Trent finally soothed Sidonic enough to send her home first; only then did he drive his mother and his sister back to the mansion. Ever since the divorce from Quinn, Penelope and Jacinda had left their previous place and moved in here.
Penelope fumed, “Sidonie is useless! I thought we were getting ourselves a glamorous female pilot–a daughter–in–law we could brag about—but she was fired, and now, the news says she ran away while a colleague burned right in front of her. If the folks in our hometown find out my son wants to marry a woman like that, they’ll gossip me to death!”
Had Quinn was the only one who muttered about the story of her cowardice, Penelope would not have worried. But now, the incident had made national news, and on the drive back, Jacinda had even found the kidnapping video online Sidonie herself admitting she saw flames licking her co–pilot, noticed an extinguisher nearby, yet bolted because she was too terrified.
A tidal wave of condemnation flooded the comments section beneath the clip.
Jacinda casually read a handful of the nastier remarks aloud, and Penelope clutched her chest from the
stress.
Those strangers cursed with such viciousness.
If Sidonie really married into the family, all that venom would be hurled at the Graftons instead.
How could Penelope ever hold her head up in the village then?
“Trent, let me make this crystal clear,” Penelope snarled. “I will never allow that woman into our home. If you dare marry her, I’ll die right in front of you!”
“Mom!” Trent’s temples throbbed. “Sidonie panicked that day, that’s all. She didn’t mean to abandon anyone. You really want me to dump her just because Nimbus Air fired her? What will people think of
me?”
“What’s there to think about? She’s the one at fault. No one will blame you for breaking it off,” Penelope
insisted.
“Trent, listen to Mom,” Jacinda chimed in. “Sidonie’s reputation is awful. If you marry her, we won’t be able to walk outside without being pointed at.”
“But didn’t you both used to approve of us?” Trent argued. “Mom, Jacinda, this is only a temporary setback. Sidonie will reclaim her glory; I know she will. Besides, she saved my life. How can I abandon her when she needs me most?”
“So you really mean to drive me to my grave?” Penelope wailed, throwing her hands in the air,
Trent rubbed his forehead, utterly helpless.
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Chapter 222 Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
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“Trent, she saved you, sure, but you already gave her loads of jewelry. That’s more than enough to repay her,” Jacinda said matter–of–factly.
She remembered the press conference after Trent’s divorce, when Quinn had flung that itemized list in his face, close to millions worth of jewels bestowed on Sidonie. The figure still made Jacinda’s eyes burn with envy; her brother had never even lavished that kind of treasure on her.
Just then, Trent’s phone rang. He answered, and his expression shifted at once. “Something’s up at the company. I have to head back.”
With that, he hurried out. The call had warned that, due to Sidonie’s scandal, Grafton Technologies‘ stock price had taken another plunge; after publicly confirming their relationship, both he and the company were now caught in the fallout.
By the time Trent wrapped up emergency damage control at the office and drove to Sidonie’s apartment, night had already settled over the city.
“Trent!” Sidonie threw herself into his arms the moment she opened the door. “I thought you wouldn’t
come.”
“How could I not?” he murmured.
“I never imagined things could spiral like this. Yes, I failed to help my colleague, but I still fought that fire. How can they strip me of the Firefighting Hero title just like that?” Her voice trembled with resentment. “And Nimbus Air–firing me without even a courtesy call! I’ll show them. I will not be defeated so easily.”
She lifted her gaze to Trent. “Do you believe I’ll rise higher than ever–so high that the people sneering at me now won’t even dare reach?”
Trent forced a smile. “I believe.”
Sidonie exhaled in relief. “How are your mom and Jacinda? They went too far at the mall today, but I won’t hold it against them. Once this uproar calms down, let’s get engaged, all right? We’ve wasted enough time already.”
A shadow crossed Trent’s face. “Can we discuss the engagement later?”
Sidonie’s eyes turned frosty. “Have you changed your mind?”
“No, it’s just…” Trent hesitated. “Because of today, Grafton Technologies took a hard hit, and my mom and sister are still reeling. So…”
