“Did you hear me?” Darcie asked firmly when Jaylene didn’t respond.

Jaylene quickly replied, “Yes, I heard and remember.”

As she looked at Darcie’s pale face, a thought crossed her mind. Before she could stop herself, she softly asked, “Mom, was Stella taken away by mistake, or was it on purpose?”

Darcie paused and looked at her. “Do you think there are so many accidents in this world?”

Jaylene’s eyes widened in shock, and she was speechless for a long time.

Darcie placed the documents neatly on her desk, stood up, and walked over to Jaylene, gently straightening her dress. “Some people are born into their fate, while others have to fight for it. I work hard so that you won’t have to struggle like I did, but you can’t be too satisfied with things as they are. Do you understand?”

Jaylene’s fingers trembled, and after a long pause, she whispered hoarsely, “I understand.”

She had always thought Stella’s arrival took away everything that should have been hers, but now she realized the love and resources she enjoyed were actually taken from Stella.

If Stella hadn’t been taken away by mistake, would her mother have married her father? Would she have grown up in the Saun family?

The answers to these questions were the ones Jaylene feared the most.

Meanwhile, Tatiana hung up the phone. Aaron, unable to hold back, said, “Give me the phone. I want to call her back.”

Tatiana moved the phone out of his reach. “No, you can’t call her back now.”

anxious. “But didn’t you say to call her later? Why

to call her back, but not right away. She just called you. If you

“What

doesn’t realize how important you are to her. If you rush to call her back, she’ll figure out your relationship with me

over. No, he didn’t want

had treated him well when he was studying abroad. They were close—they kissed, hugged, and did almost everything lovers do except take the final step. He had even persuaded his mother and godmother to ask the Saun family for her hand. He still didn’t understand

a blind date, Jaylene suddenly said that if he had a girlfriend, he shouldn’t contact

want him to go on a blind date.

to his calls or texts. He was the only one stuck in this, with

his parents. After meeting Tatiana, he told her straight up that he liked someone else but had to go on

asked, “What if I can help you be with the

thought she was joking, but she seemed serious. She asked him to tell her everything that had happened, promising to help him find

talk to. She was friendly and understanding, and before he knew it,

out—sometimes to the park, sometimes to a

everything about his relationship with Jaylene, and Tatiana was there

his girlfriend was Tatiana’s idea to push Jaylene into making a move, and now Jaylene had actually contacted him, just as Tatiana predicted. It showed that her plan was

call her back? Or should I post more pictures of us on WhatsApp Moments to

you keep posting pictures, she’ll know you’re doing it on purpose and won’t

“If I shouldn’t call back or post pictures, what

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