"..."
'Right. Everyone knew what a fool Evelyn Grant was for Julian Sterling.'
'She loved him without reason, without self-respect!'
Even after Julian Sterling had done something like this—a mistake that would be unforgivable for anyone else—people still had the false impression that Evelyn Grant would ultimately forgive him.
That alone was enough to show just how much Evelyn Grant had loved Julian Sterling all these years.
Even though Ryan Sterling already knew all this, he couldn't help the painful feeling of his heart being clawed at.
"Ryan, no matter what your older brother has done recently, you're the younger brother, so just let it go, okay? Listen to your mother and cut him some slack!"
"I've cut him enough slack."
'Didn't he know what his mother was saying? He knew perfectly well.'
'His older brother had indeed been very good to him, taking care of him since they were children.'
