As Karina listened to Fiona's story, an image of the woman with a child she had seen before flashed through her mind.

But she quickly dismissed the thought. It didn't seem possible.

The next moment, Fiona leaned in conspiratorially, her voice low and full of intrigue. "Honestly, I didn't believe it either. I mean, the director isn't that kind of man. But I saw it with my own eyes!" Karina, unnerved by Fiona's excitement, asked warily, "Saw what?"

"A love child!"

"That's impossible. The director doesn't have a love child. You must have seen wrong," Karina said firmly, instinctively wanting to defend Wilfred's reputation.

As far as she knew, Wilfred didn't even have a romantic partner, let alone a child.

But Fiona wasn't backing down. Sensing Karina's skepticism, she upped the ante. "If you don't believe me, come see for yourself."

Before Karina could decline, Fiona dragged her off to investigate.

"There! Look over there. I wasn't lying, was I? I saw that kid with the director this morning. And now there's a woman too. Do you think she's his wife?"

finger and saw the woman. She was Nina,

aren't you close with the director? She looks like she's heading

to herself, "even if it is true, what right do I have

through her

and Karina quickly calmed herself, patting her chest to steady her nerves. She chastised herself for overthinking and pushed the thought aside without delving deeper. She grabbed Fiona's arm and

of interest, was baffled. "How can you not be curious?" she asked, still

since Wilfred

he had been

keeping to himself, with a mysterious past and a striking appearance, he had quickly gained admirers-both for his looks and

rumor about him having

you already know something?" Fiona

picked

it hard for Fiona to see her expression. "What could I possibly know? You're all just making wild

out of her, but it wasn't the juicy revelation she had been hoping for. She pouted in disappointment while Karina returned to her

need to seek out Nina. Nina came to

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