"Call your dad, Karen," Jeffrey pleaded, his voice strained with desperation. "Tell him it's all a big misunderstanding, and I'l explain everything, okay?" What was gnawing at Jeffrey more than anything was the thought of losing the good graces of his future in-laws, whom he had worked so hard to win over. And this wasn't just any setback—it was the kind that you couldn't bounce back from.

But Karen was unyielding.

She just stood there, waiting for her father to come and take her away.

"Karen! For heaven's sake, I'm begging you! Just call your dad and ask him to hold off for a bit! Let's talk this through, and then I'll drive you back myself, alright?" Instead of responding, Karen turned her face away, refusing to communicate with him at all.

Out of options, Jeffrey reluctantly pulled out his cell phone to call Derek, but he couldn't bring himself to press the buttons.

him anyway. The more he’d try to

me a chance to explain,”

at least fifteen, twenty minutes to get here. If you have something

back to his

Karen. Paige's daughter got sick, and she asked me to help out yesterday. That's all it was! Nothing happened between us, I swear. Just wait and I'll show you the surveillance footage

turned to look at him and snorted with laughter. "Your ex's kid, and you're all concerned?

the hospital, I only asked why it was

sharp. "What about all those promises you made? You said you wouldn't contact any exes,

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