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?"

the woman. She was Nina, the same person she

was already buzzing with excitement. "Everyone's been sneaking peeks at them. Hey, aren't you close with the director? She looks like she's heading to his office. Why don't you go ask him?" Karina withdrew

herself, "even if it is true, what

thought flashed through her mind,

herself, patting her chest to steady her nerves. She chastised herself for overthinking and

interest, was baffled. "How

since Wilfred started working

he had

a striking appearance, he had quickly gained admirers-both for

there had never been a single rumor about him having a romantic entanglement, let alone

Do you already know something?"

down, picked up her

her head low, making it hard for Fiona to see her expression. "What could I possibly know? You're all just making wild guesses. I've met her before. She's just a friend of

it wasn't the juicy revelation she had been

as fate would have it, Karina didn't need to seek out Nina. Nina came to her

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