Entwined With the Villainous Guardian
Chapter 187: Helena’s Secret

Chapter 187: Helena’s Secret

"Of Evander," Gabriella clarified seeing the confusion on Viviana’s face. "He comes for that Leander likes. He’s such a..."

Gabriella’s face contorted with disgust.

Viviana wetted her lips and looked at Gabriella. "Well," she shrugged.

"Did he try something on you?" Gabriella grabbed Viviana’s shoulders.

Viviana told her everything that happened in the party hall that led to her "wedding" with Leander.

"Ah, the knight in shining armor!" Gabriella smiled.

"Wait," Viviana almost jumped. "If Evander comes for everyone closer to Leander, does he have something to do with the break up with Helena?"

"Helena?" Gabriella’s face twisted. "I don’t know for sure. But... Evander... Helena’s mother thought that she should marry the heir to one of the families, right? She’s not a very good woman..."

"I’ve seen her. She didn’t look so terrible," Viviana got into gossiping mode with Gabriella. "But Leander treated her very cruelly. Was she the one who broke them up?"

Gabriella shook her head and looked around. She then leaned closer and talked in a low voice." Helena’s mother was the mistress of the second son of the Bruno family."

"What?" Viviana was shocked.

"But somehow, she ended up becoming the wife. But her status among her peers never improved. No one respected her because she used to be the mistress. And she only had a single daughter. She was mocked for being unable to give an heir to her husband."

"But it does not depend on the woman though," Viviana asked.

"Yes, and her husband too was not very bright either. He lost money left and right and no one respected him. Hey, he ended up marrying that woman. So..." Gabriella didn’t fail to mock too. "Her husband didn’t get the bigger portion of the inheritance. Tabitha thought it was all because he was not the heir."

"Ah, so that’s why she was so focused on her daughter marrying the heir, huh?" Viviana understood her insistence for her daughter to marry the heir. She thought that her daughter’s life would be better just by marrying the heir.

But she was wrong. It must hurt her to see the life her daughter is living.

"And..." Gabby waved her hand for Viviana to get closer. Viviana didn’t know who will listen to them in this house. But she did what she was told.

"It’s all rumors but I heard Helena was dating Leander and Evander at the same time. Leander was treating her so preciously. I don’t think they even held hands. He was waiting for her to become eighteen for all that racy stuff, you know. But, You know what Evander’s dates would have been like..."

"Come on," Viviana leaned back. That sounded absurd. Gabriella is suggesting that Helena was sleeping with Evander while she was dating Leander. That’s totally absurd.

And isn’t Helena the same age as me? Then that means...

"What’s absurd? You always see the best in people, Melanie. There are repulsive people living on earth. And being a scum has no gender." Gabriella hit her thigh.

"Oww..." Viviana rubbed her thigh.

"When Nicholai married Helena, he caused a loud ruckus because his wife was not a virgin. He blamed Leander, but we all knew that Leander didn’t even touch her and..."

"That’s unfair, Gabby. Women don’t always bleed on their first time and that guy is a jerk! He treats her like a~"

"Are you seriously pitying her?" Gabriella couldn’t believe it. "What an idiot!"

"But she is so pretty..." Viviana pouted. "Everyone thinks that I look like her. Maybe he thinks that too. I think that maybe that’s why Leander didn’t kill me that day..."

Gabriella scoffed. "You are nothing like her! And he knows it too."

"Really?" Viviana looked at her.

Gabriella smiled seeing the expectations on Viviana’s face. "How cute! You don’t want to be the replacement. Have you fallen for him?" she asked with a smile. "Our little Melanie have fallen in love!"

"What?" Viviana tried to act normal but she could feel her face burning up. "No!" she got down from the bed.

"No!" Viviana shouted and this time her face went pale.

She cannot fall in love. If she loves someone, they will die.

"hey, Melanie... Are you okay?" Gabriella tried to get to Viviana.

"Yes. I’ll..." Viviana pointed at the door. "I have to cook lunch..."

Viviana then brought up a bright smile to her face, concealing her terror. "I’ll cook what you like."

Gabriella shrugged. "I don’t care."

"I’ll be back soon. You can watch TV if you want... There is only one TV in the living room. So..."

"No, I’m fine. I’ll take a nap," Gabriella smiled.

Viviana nodded and got out of the room. Gabriella sighed.

"What are you scared about?" she mumbled. "Is it hard for you too?"

She plopped on the bed and stared at the ceiling. She wanted to get jealous of Viviana. But the fear in her eyes was real. She wanted to know what makes her scared to fall in love.

She got the perfect man as her husband. She should not be scared to fall in love with him.

Gabriella decided to listen to Viviana.

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Viviana cooked for lunch. She couldn’t stop thinking about how terribly Evander had treated Gabriella. And she was angry at Leander for ignoring Gabriella for this long.

She remembered how chummy he is getting to Evander these days. He doesn’t care what his brother does. He will support him just because they share blood.

If Leander tried, he could have nullified the contract and set his friend free from the evil clutches of his brother. But he didn’t even bother to. All he cares about is his family. Even if they murder and rape, they are the ones he loves.

Why does he even get closer to others if he is not going to support them?

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"It’s spicy today," Leander said tasting her food.

Viviana tasted the food. She did go hard on paprika that day because she was mad while cooking.

"Should I bring something else for you?" she asked.

"No, it’s fine," Leander said and continued eating.

"My brother has arranged a birthday party for me tomorrow night," Leander said.

Viviana looked at him. She didn’t even want to answer him.

"You’ll be attending the party with me," he said.

Viviana’s heart skipped a beat. Going to a party arranged by Evander where Evander will be present?

"No, thanks. I have a headache," Viviana said.

She would rather try diffusing time bombs where she’d be relatively safe than attending Evander’s party.

Leander glared at her. "You are my wife. And you will be attending with me."