Chapter 436

The phone rang for nearly a minute before it was answered, and Flora was growing impatient.

As soon as the call connected, she complained, “What took you so long,

Evangeline? Feeling too guilty to pick up p>

But the voice that replied was Glenn’s, familiar and calm.

“Evangeline’s in a meeting and can’t talk right now p>

“If it’s urgent, you can tell me, and I’ll pass it along p>

Hearing Glenn on the other end, Flora froze. The speech she had prepared was stuck in her throat.

She knew Glenn had feelings for Evangeline, and she didn’t want to start a fight with him over her.

Flora forced a light laugh. “Oh, it’s nothing. I just wanted to chat. If she’s busy, never mind p>

Glenn had already guessed the reason for her call.

“If you’re upset about the similarities between the Fawkes Enterprises and UME technology, you can come to me directly,” he said. “There’s no need to take your anger out on an innocent person p>

Flora knew perfectly well that the “innocent person” he was referring to was Evangeline.

Her temper flared.

“How is Evangeline innocent p>

“Glenn, I know you two are close, but there are some things you can’t cover up. If you protect her, she’ll just take advantage of it p>

At that, Glenn chuckled. “You sound like you know her very well p>

Flora nodded confidently. “Evangeline was married into the Fawkes family for five years. Of course I know her p>

Glenn asked, “Are you sure you know her? Or are you just looking at her through a biased lens because of Soren p>

His words hit their mark.

Flora faltered, about to argue, but Glenn continued before she could form a reply.

“Evangeline knew what you liked. Over the years, she went to great lengths to have me buy countless gifts for you p>

“That night you were drugged, she called me late at night to get the antidote. She was so worried about your reputation that when I guessed it was you, she begged me not to tell a soul p>

“And she stayed up all night looking after you p>

Flora remembered that night clearly. She had, in fact, been deeply touched by Evangeline’s actions.

But then another thought surfaced. “She’s the one who drugged me in the first place,” Flora retorted.

“That drug is a controlled substance from overseas,” Glenn said calmly. “Evangeline has spent most of her time in this country and has no connections abroad. There’s no way she could have gotten her hands on it.” shovels

“Besides, I have a sister of my own, and I can tell that Evangeline has treated you like her own flesh and blood all these years p>

“Flora, you have a good heart. If it weren’t for Soren, you wouldn’t hate Evangeline this much p>

“You and Soren are very close, and that’s something to be admired. But I hope you can try to see things more fairly, more objectively p>

Glenn’s voice was soft and steady.

Flora bit her lip. She wanted to argue, but a part of her felt that Glenn was right.

After a moment of hesitation, Flora shook her head, deciding to stick to the issue at hand. “Even if we don’t talk about her character, the fact remains that she plagiarized Poppy’s design p>

“She was married to Soren for five years, and neither of us ever knew she had any experience in design. Even if she’s some kind of prodigy, it’s impossible for her to come up with something so brilliant in such a short time p>

Before she could collect her thoughts, Glenn laughed as if he’d heard the funniest joke.

He let out a chuckle. “Are you sure Soren knows her at all p>

Flora insisted, “Of course. No matter what, they lived under the same roof. How

could my brother not know what was going on with her p>

Glenn replied, “If your brother knew

what was going on with her, how could he have been unaware that his negligence caused her to have a miscarriage? Or that he was the last to find out they were already

divorced?” sŵnovels