In the evening, I shared Damon’s words with my girlfriends in our chat group.
Luna and the others started analyzing it like detectives. Luna said, "Eliana, didn’t you see Damon asking for Ariel’s contact info with your own eyes? Doesn’t that an he was the one who started chasing her?"
Sofia countered, "Not necessarily Just because he asked for her phone number doesn’t an he’s after her I think Damon may be a bit of a jerk, but I don’t think he would be to Eliana"
Luna added, "I am really confused, what the heck are these two up to? It’s such a headache!"
Clara also chid in, "Regardless, according to my gut feeling, Ariel is not as simple as she seems..."
Luna continued. "You’re right, the ones who seem innocent are the most cunning when they’re playing mind gas. Eliana, you’re divorced now, don’t overthink it, and it’s best not to et Ariel or Damon in the future. You three just don’t mix well"
As I watched their analysis, an image of Jones popped into my mind. Maybe he knew sothing? I gave Jones a call, and he picked up right away.
"When are you free? I have sothing to ask you," I asked
"I’m free now. Can we et up?" Jones didn’t ask what was the matter.
"Okay, I’ll co find you because it’s not very convenient for you to co over, I picked up my car keys and headed out, "Where are you now?"
Half an hour later, I t Jones at a restaurant
I had a lot of questions in mind, hoping he could help clear so up, and put my doubts to rest.
"Jones, did Damon ever tell you how he pursued Ariel?" I asked straightforwardly.
"What happened?" Jones was a bit puzzled, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
I took a sip of water, "Just curious, did Damon tell you?"
Jones pondered for a mont, then shook his head, "He didn’t ntion it specifically."
It seed Jones was also in the dark about this Seeing my puzzled look, he tried to ask, "Did Damon tell you sothing?"
If it were before, I might think Jones would also fall for Ariel, so I could share the story of Damon and Ariel with him. But not now, he obviously had feelings for , so I didn’t want to reveal too much about Damon. I just shook my head, "No, it’s just a question that popped into my head."
Even though I said that, I was actually very curious
My phone started vibrating. It was a ssage from Luna, "Eliana, I got so dirt from Mitch!"
My heart raced as I quickly replied to her, "Spill."
Luna tried to start a voice call, but I rejected it because Jones was still across from . I asked her to text instead. Soon she sent a string of ssages, "Mitch used to help Damon co up with a lot of ideas to court girls, so he knows the most about Damon and Ariel. I’m really shocked. This is SO surprising!"
Through Luna’s words, I finally understood the aning of Damon’s words in the elevator. He did ask for Ariel’s contact info, because he thought she looked a lot like Catherine the mont he saw her. But it
wasn’t Damon who first reached out to Ariel, instead it was Ariel who got Damon’s number from so person in charge. So Ariel sent a ssage to Damon asking why he asked for her contact info from the person in charge.
That was how they got to know each other.
Luna sent a ssage, "Wow, the top predator indeed makes her entrance as a prey. That’s all Mitch told , he won’t tell how Damon pursued Ariel. I’ll press him more, and let you know ASAP when I get sothing new"
I was speechless, and then I closed the screen. But at this mont, there was a turmoil in my heart.
In my past life and in this life, the circumstances of Damon and Ariel’s encounter should not change. In my past life, Ariel also took the initiative to contact Damon But because I was reborn, things changed after they t.
In my past life, although Ariel took the initiative to approach Damon, in the end Damon fell in love with her and she succeeded.
But in this life, Damon had changed because of my changes, and it seed that up to this point, he didn’t love her.
"What are you thinking about?" Jones asked softly after I had been silent for a while.
He looked at with a rare gentleness in his eyes.
Looking at Jones charming face, I felt a wave of sympathy I seed to understand how he fell in love with Ariel in my past life. It was very likely that Ariel fabricated a story about being forced by Damon, and Jones went from helpless to moved, and then to falling in love with her.
Because he once told about Ariel. In his view, Ariel was a weak and helpless poor girl, and everything was forced on her by Damon. Plus, Ariel and Catherine were so similar, how could Jones be indifferent?
And my understanding of the story between Damon and Ariel mainly ca from Jones, so I thought Damon forced her. I was fooled by Ariel in two lifetis, and Damon, for so reason, never explained to .
Ariel’s skills really opened my eyes
I was thinking what kind of person Ariel really is, I said with a forced laugh. "Do you think she was really forced by Damon? Or did she know Damon’s Identity and my identity from the beginning?"
That would be terrifying, and I got goosebumps just thinking about it.
After I was reborn, did she already know who I was when I was at the café? And when she bumped into and Damon at the conference, did she pretend not to see the relationship between us?
Later, when she and I were in the car on the way to et Oscar for dinner, she actually sent a ssage to Damon first. Then, while we were eating, she received a reply from Damon. The unease and worry she exhibited, was it all for show?
This was so terrifying, truly scary.
"I’m not sure, but she’s definitely not as innocent as she seems, " Jones calmly replied. "I didn’t really care about these things, but after you ca to , I purposefully paid attention to her and found out she’s really good at pretending."
I didn’t expect that I unknowingly changed Jones’s view of Ariel. Otherwise, Ariel could still play the helpless character in front of him. With her face that was extrely similar to Catherine’s, she can easily manipulate two rich hunks.
She intentionally made Jones sympathize with her, fall for her, probably to solidify her position with Damon. After all, only competition created pressure.
I really felt that, if I had half of Ariel’s cunning, would I still spend ten years chasing Damon?!
"I admit, I lost to her, I didn’t want to say anything anymore, and I lost my appetite for the al. I just stood up with a bitter smile, "I’m leaving first."
T’ll go with you, Jones also stood up.
"You’ll go with ?" I was a bit confused.
"I didn’t drive here today, so if it’s convenient, you can drop off first," Jones made a casual request.
"Alright, let’s roll"
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