Exiting the pantry, Stella hadn't gone far when she abruptly halted.

Jaylene stood silently at the corridor's bend, observing her.

"Stella, there are some things I shouldn't say, but I can't hold back.

Are you really encouraging someone to cut ties with their own mother?" Stella replied casually, "If you know it's best not to say something, then just keep quiet! What do you really know? Who are you to judge me? Just because you chipped in some money for Dahlia's debt?" Jaylene's expression hardened.

"So you were aware Aunt Dahlia waited for you all day yesterday, and you intentionally avoided her.

uw Stella nodded.

"Yes, but I didn't anticipate you'd be so generous as to lend her money." Jaylene shot her a disdainful look.

"I'm not as cold-hearted as you, ignoring people in need! You claim to love Keegan, yet you treat his mother so cruelly.

Is that what you call love?" Stella chuckled, "I'm certainly not as noble as you.

Keegan, but not to the point of losing my sanity, using my family's hard-earned money to

why should 1?" Jaylene was taken

gambling debts?" Stella

me

beating around the bush!" Stella

you want to know, go find

you shouldn't mind." With that, she turned and left, leaving Jaylene stunned

a secret among their

could easily glean Blake's character by asking

but she always tightly controlled Jaylene's spending because Wenham

were ultimately to please

twenty million lent to Dahlia nearly depleted

ingratiate herself with Dahlia, hoping to improve

no intention of repayment, Stella doubted Jaylene wouldn't

of Blake losing tens of millions in the underground gambling

Jaylene finally panicked.

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