Sienna Johnson couldn't forget the viciousness with which Elliot Carpenter had beaten Adrian Desmond; he had seemed truly intent on killing him. Adrian cherished their past friendship, but had any of them ever cherished their friendship with him? If Adrian had wronged the Carpenter family, it was only by not keeping his promise to marry Melanie Carpenter. In matters of the heart, if there's no affection, what's the point of forcing it? What meaning is there in staying together? It wasn't selfishness that made Sienna want to keep Adrian from the Carpenter family; Elliot Carpenter's unsettling nature and Melanie's deep-seated hatred for her were reason enough. If Adrian truly wanted to make peace with the Carpenter family, he could only divorce her and marry Melanie. Only in this way could the Carpenter family's anger and resentment be appeased.
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Lucas Robertson was efficient. In just one day, he had uncovered the full story of that day's incident.
