Jaylene paused, lifted her gaze, and saw Grace and Darcie standing in front of her with a suspicious expression. She was bewildered, not knowing why they would be at Cotton Rose Restaurant. ‘Aren’t they supposed to be at The Deli?’ she wondered.

Grace wore a mocking expression as she glanced at the stern-faced Darcie with a smirk. “Your daughter said she’s sick, but instead of going to the hospital, she looked for a man to take care of her. It seems like she can’t live without throwing herself at a man, huh? 1 “If she’s not interested in marrying into the Depp family, you can just say so. There’s no need to lie to Aaron and make him foolishly wait for nothing!”

Grace’s demeaning words immediately made Darcie’s expression sour, but she suppressed her anger. Just as she was about to speak, Keegan, who was standing next to Jaylene, beat her to it.

“Madam, please show some respect in your words. Jaylene only came here to bring me some tea. Please do not say such things about her,” Keegan said.

Jaylene was taken aback as she felt a surge of sweetness in her heart.’ Keegan is speaking up for me. It means that he cares about me.’ 1 However, Darcie’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing that.

If she had spoken first, she could have found an excuse to cover for Jaylene.

words directly confirmed that Jaylene was pretending to be

her expression intensified. “Oh, so we’re just sitting here waiting while she pretends to be sick to take care of her boyfriend, huh? Mrs. Saun, is this how you define sincerity?” 1 Darcie suppressed her anger and said in a low voice, ‘Mrs. Esper, Jaylene did go to the hospital earlier for treatment. I’m sure it is because Keegan is not

and Kane families have been close for a long time, and Jaylene and Keegan always treat

did not expose Darcie’s lie by saying that Jaylene came on her own as he needed to maintain his

simply frowned and massaged his

when Jaylene heard Darcie saying that she and Keegan treated each other like siblings, she felt upset. However, Darcie shot her a glance, so she bit her lip and kept

heard Darcie’s explanation, she said sarcastically, “She’s sick, yet she’s bringing him tea? Their sibling relationship is unbelievably strong. If you didn’t tell me, I’d think she’s deliberately putting on a show

not pick up on the sarcasm. “Keegan had an accident before and hasn’t fully recovered yet. Jaylene knows the doctor who’s treating him, so she sometimes helps to take care

as she looked very confused upon hearing

mentioned apologizing to Grace. There was no talk about

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