Lory didn't immediately believe what Lily said so she checked it herself after that she did find some old news about The saintess and Lucas together but mostly it happened during formal events where they both seemed to be invited and there was only one picture that showed them meeting at Apart from work-related matters, this matter was reported on a large scale to the point that many news stories created a narrative as if Lucas and the Saintess had a secret relationship.
Lory is not a gullible woman who doesn't understand how the media works. Lory knew that someone had purposely made up this story, but Lory didn't understand what motive was driving them, they thought that this gossip would not last long, instead it would provoke the anger of the people of Harland.