Stella paused, looked at Wren, and asked, “Is there anything else?”

Wren shook her head and left with the documents.

Stella stared at the grapefruit on her desk for a while, then called Sonia.

Julia entered Jaylene’s office, carefully avoiding the scattered papers on the floor. She handed Jaylene a cup of coffee. “Ms. Saun, here’s your coffee.”

Jaylene didn’t respond, focused on her phone with a cold expression.

Her friends were buzzing about one thing—Aaron had a girlfriend. He had always kept a low profile, but now he’d posted a picture of them together.

In the group chat, they were discussing the news:

“Who is she? She doesn’t look familiar. Is she from our circle?”

“I don’t think so. But she’s pretty.”

“She must be from a lower-status family. I heard the Kellers are avoiding a powerful marriage to keep control.”

you were classmates with Aaron, right?

media and found the picture. It showed a girl holding milk tea, smiling, with a hand (presumably Aaron’s) holding hers from

Jaylene’s face, and she called

after she distanced herself from

again, and this time a woman’s voice answered,

on her phone. “Who

bathroom. I’m his girlfriend, Tatiana. Who’s calling? I’ll let him

anger. She snapped, “I didn’t know Aaron had a girlfriend. He’s

replied, “We only just started dating. Aaron’s shy and doesn’t talk

finally said, “Ask Aaron yourself what our relationship

close to Aaron. Can I add you on WhatsApp? Aaron’s birthday is coming up, and I want to

but agreed, thinking she couldn’t let this new girl think she’d won so easily. “Fine,

was delighted. “Thank

being called “sister,” and

same picture Jaylene had seen earlier. Jaylene accepted and immediately checked Tatiana’s profile. The latest post

over in Jaylene. When Julia brought the coffee again, Jaylene knocked

out,

her desk and shouted, “Get out!

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