Helena, who had just seen the doctor out after a routine check-up, avoided his question. “You need to rest,” she said, her voice filled with concern. “They’re still investigating the facts.”
Then she couldn’t help but chide him. “You, too. I told you not to get involved in this. I’m so glad you’re okay, but what if…”
Helena’s eyes reddened. “What would your father and I have done? What would have happened to the Fawkes family?”
“And your grandmother, how could she have borne such terrible news?”
Flora chimed in resentfully, “Soren, Evangeline isn’t worth you doing all this.”
“You have no idea how cold she was when you were brought to the hospital. She didn’t care about you at all.”
If Soren hadn’t been clutching Evangeline’s hand and calling her name the entire way to the hospital, Flora wouldn't have even wanted Evangeline to come along.
Neither of them answered his question directly.
Soren fell silent, ignoring their direct and indirect complaints about Evangeline, and turned his gaze to Clyde.
Clyde’s face was grim, and he said nothing.
He rarely interfered in his son’s romantic life or choices, but this situation was different.
Setting aside the fact that Evangeline had nearly gotten his son killed and had created such a difficult problem for Poppy and the Fawkes family.
And now, Poppy was pregnant with Soren’s child.
No matter how he looked at it, he now had a very poor opinion of Evangeline.
Soren sensed the subtle shift in the atmosphere and understood.
This was how it had always been whenever Evangeline was involved.
Clyde would offer no comment, Helena would subtly or overtly condemn Evangeline’s actions, and Flora would make no effort to hide her disgust.
In the past, Soren had never thought much of it, but now, he felt an indescribable bitterness.
Evangeline had been married into the Fawkes family for five years, and not a single person had ever spoken up for her.
“Soren, what do you mean by that?”
“Just because of some baseless evidence, you’re going to abandon Poppy?”
“Baseless?” Soren looked up at her, his tone sharpening. “Are you saying Glenn fabricated the evidence?”
As he asked the question, Soren already knew the answer.
Even with the full backing of the Fawkes family, Poppy hadn’t been able to get off scot-free.
The evidence was almost certainly real.
Moreover, he saw Flora’s eyes dart away guiltily.
She hesitated. “Even if it’s true, I’m sure there must be some misunderstanding.”
“Poppy must have had her reasons. Maybe Evangeline pushed her too far,” Flora added after a moment of thought.

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