Chapter 1428

Nigel’s words stunned Patrick and the others.

“Leon, is that true? Are you cheating on Iris?”

Patrick, Damian, and Penny immediately turned to look at Leon in disbelief.

“Well,” Leon did not expect Nigel to know about him and Cynthia and was caught off–guard, so he did not know how to explain himself.

Patrick’s expression darkened at Leon’s silence. “Is Nigel telling the truth?!”

“No. Elder Scammell, Cynthia is just a good friend of mine. She isn’t my girlfriend,” Leon said hesitantly.

Though he knew that Cynthia was determined to continue this relationship, he still wished for her to find someone else she loved and forget about him.

Iris and Cynthia were both wonderful women and he should consider himself lucky to have any one of them, so he never intended to date them both at the same time. It was unfair to anyone involved and he could not be so selfish.

Leon never changed his mind about it and because of that, he never truly accepted Cynthia as his girlfriend.

“Good!” Patrick relaxed slightly at Leon’s denial.

Ruth, on the other hand, was upset. “Leon, what’s wrong with you? Cynthia’s your girlfriend and the Sheers have even approved it, so why won’t you admit to it?! Are you a man at all?!” Ruth questioned sharply on Cynthia’s behalf.

“What- Ruth, can you stop making things up?” Leon’s expression darkened at Ruth’s involvement.

Though the Sheers accepted his relationship with Cynthia, it was all so complicated and he was not prepared to commit to Cynthia, so he felt wrongfully accused when Ruth lectured him about it.

Most importantly, Ruth did so in front of Patrick and the others and he was bound to be in trouble because of that.

“I’m not making things up. I’m telling the truth! If you consider yourself a man, you need to make things clear for Cynthia now!” Ruth said.

“Ruth, forget it! Leon is in a difficult position. Stop causing him trouble!” Cynthia tugged at Ruth’s arm to stop her from causing a scene.

Cynthia knew that Leon was bound by morality and social norms, and she could understand why he struggled to accept such an odd relationship. Since Iris already accepted her, Cynthia did not care what Leon thought and knew that he would cave eventually as long as she persisted.

She did not intend on forcing Leon into accepting her, or he might run away.

“So, it’s true!”

Patrick, Damian, and Penny paled as they realized the nature of the relationship between Leon and Cynthia.