A Ruling Passion – Chapter 1677

That same night, Melanie invited Arianne to have dinner at the Smith Estate.

She accepted the invitation and attended alone. It had been a while since the friends chatted with one another, so their ensuing conversation quickly turned into a pleasant, lively one. Revisiting the topic about the plagiarism scandal around the dining table, Arianne once again reaffirmed her disbelief that Robin was the one behind it.

Melanie agreed. “I don’t think it’s her, either. I’ve talked to that girl before, I’ve got nothing other than good things to say about her. Someone must have hijacked her computer at work and used her account. Poor girl, she’s still shouldering blame that was never hers to begin with without knowing what has really happened! Good thing you’re a force of reason, Arianne. Otherwise, there really isn’t any other way but to have her kicked out, and that will definitely impact Sylvain, too.”

Alejandro, who had been reticent to comment throughout the women’s exchange, suddenly sniggered. “Hmph. It still reeks of Mark’s beloved aunt.”

Arianne was immediately galvanized. “Oh? Why’d you say that?”