“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.”

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

you need to call her back, but not right away. She just called you. If you call her back now, what do

confused. “What

her. If you rush to call her back, she’ll figure out

it over. No, he didn’t want

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 why Jaylene

that if he had a girlfriend, he shouldn’t contact her anymore. That had reignited

him to go on a blind date. Did

Jaylene didn’t reply to his calls or texts. He was the only one stuck

told her straight up that he liked someone else but had to go on this date because of his parents. He even planned to tell his parents later that their personalities didn’t match, and he wanted Tatiana to

if I can help you be with the one you really

but she seemed serious. She asked him to tell her everything that had

to. She was

the park, sometimes to a coffee shop—and

relationship with Jaylene, and Tatiana was there for him, whether he was happy, sad, or trying

Tatiana’s idea to push Jaylene into making a move, and now Jaylene had actually contacted him, just

I post more pictures of us on WhatsApp

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

I shouldn’t call back or post

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