Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 543

Contrary to the old man's expectations, neither Ariana nor Lambert took any action regarding this matter...

Well, to be precise, it wasn't that they didn't handle it at all.

Lambert remained completely unaware of the situation. No one dared breathe a word about it in his presence, and besides, such gossip only circulated among the elite socialites and young ladies of high society. Who would be foolish enough to bring it up before Lambert? As for Ariana, she was well aware but chose not to inform her husband.

Thus, Lambert remained in the dark.

Ariana, on the other hand, deliberately adopted a hands-off approach, letting the matter cool on its own. With just a little deduction, she could easily pinpoint both the mastermind behind the rumors and those spreading them. Yet she felt no anger—such petty tactics that barely tarnished an opponent's reputation didn't even qualify as proper attacks in her eyes.

Reputation had never been something Ariana valued.

While other society matrons might have flown into a rage over this, Ariana remained as unshakable as a mountain.

In her view, fleeting whispers of praise or slander carried no real sting. The business world didn't decide partnerships based on one's personal life, nor would those high-society ladies sever ties over mere gossip—not when interests were at stake. Anyone who actually acted on such rumors would become a laughingstock, exposing their utter foolishness.

So Ariana let the rumors run their course, watching with detached amusement to see what other tricks the instigator might have up their sleeve.

But when it came to her son...

That was where she drew the line.

Since Old Mr. Stone and his wife had already settled the matter, Ariana couldn't very well press further. To keep harping on it would be showing disrespect to either Old Mr. Stone or the matriarch. She couldn't care less about the old man, but the elderly lady had always treated her kindly, so Ariana had to show some consideration.

At that moment, Ariana was in her home study, reviewing some company documents.

There was a recent project at Lamari Group that Ariana was determined to secure.

If she could really land this deal—

Then Lamari Group's IPO would be within reach.

Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was Kiara calling. Ariana's eyebrows arched slightly—the girl usually avoided disturbing her work unless something important came up. Most of the time, she wouldn't call without good reason.

After a brief pause, Ariana swiped to answer.

On the other end, as soon as the call connected, Kiara immediately whispered, "Sister Ariana..."

Ariana responded with a hum, "What's up?" She continued skimming through the documents in her hand, her expression relaxed with faint amusement.

Kiara seemed hesitant to speak, her voice still hushed. "Sister Ariana, there's something... I don't know if I should tell you..."

Ariana made an inquisitive sound.

This matter was truly troubling—at least for Kiara.

Originally, she had decided not to make this call, but after some thought, she had dialed anyway.

Now, however, she was wavering again.

Ariana found it somewhat amusing. She could practically hear Kiara's hesitation, the way she fell silent after that sentence, as if wrestling with herself. Without missing a beat, Ariana said, "Just say it." Whenever she spoke to Kiara, there was always a faint warmth in her voice, as if Kiara really were her younger sister.

No, perhaps these aren't the right words—

Because it's the absolute truth.

After all, Georgia had been with him for decades—decades of marriage. He needed time to think.

While Ariana was lost in her thoughts, Kiara, hearing her confusion, spoke up slowly, "I think... it might be because of Jane."

Ariana blinked. "Huh?" Now she was genuinely baffled.

Because of Jane?

Kiara pressed her lips together. "Yeah, that's what it seems like. After you came back last time and then left again, Uncle's mood took a nosedive. He even kicked Jane out. That same night, he and Auntie had a huge fight."

Ariana nodded. "And then?"

Kiara hesitated before continuing, "Things calmed down for a while after that, but just yesterday, Uncle and Auntie got into another argument—no idea what it was about this time. Then Uncle said if things kept going like this, they might as well get divorced... After that, I don’t know the details."

Honestly, staying at the White Family household these past few days has been like sitting on pins and needles.

The atmosphere was suffocating, thick with tension. It felt like the slightest spark could set off an explosion.

And maybe it was just her imagination, but Kiara couldn’t shake the feeling that Auntie didn’t look at her with the same warmth as before. She couldn’t help but envy Jane sometimes—envied how much Auntie cared for her, as if she were her own daughter.

No, even more than that. Otherwise, that incident last time wouldn’t have happened.

And Sister Ariana wouldn’t have left in such cold fury.

Even though she knew Auntie had been in the wrong, she couldn’t deny the pang of jealousy she felt toward Jane.