The Cherished Wife

"Is that true?" Julian had been in the dark, so he was pretty shocked to hear about it. "How did you find out?"

Jade let out a sigh. "It's all because of the recent drama." She knew something was up, so after overhearing Winter and Suzy that day, she did a little digging on Janet. Boy, did she get the surprise of her life! "Janet's had a crush on Charles since they were kids, but Charles has never given her a second glance."

"Go on!" Julian leaned in, hooked. "I want to hear if it all ties together."

"Okay, here goes!" Jade gathered her thoughts and laid out the whole saga for Julian. "And then there's Clarisse, who's a real piece of work. I get why her brother likes Janet. She's his first love's daughter, but Clarisse is way too nice to Janet for no good reason. She even plotted against her own son for Janet's sake! Years ago, when Charles visited Capiton, Clarisse slipped him a drug and then... she actually put Janet in Charles's bed. Can you believe it?"

shot up. "Did she

hounding Charles, claiming he forced himself

Julian was genuinely surprised. He had not heard a whisper about that. It was a big deal, and news like that usually travels fast. However, then again, the whole mess went down in Capiton, and with Brookville under

threw an engagement party for Janet, even without Charles there. So now,

realization dawning on her. "This has to be

convinced. "I wouldn't jump to conclusions. Janet's just a small player. She doesn't