Chapter 255

He tried to respond, to explain himself, but before he could get a word out, the call ended with a sharp click.

The silence that followed was deafening.

He stared at his phone, stunned.

Jenna, who had overheard the conversation, was equally stunned.

“I don’t understand.

How?” she whispered, her voice trembling with disbelief.

“Gilbert, isn’t Dane Glenn’s son? Why would he… Wait! I think I get it now!”

Her sudden shift in tone caught Gilbert’s attention.

He turned to her, desperation in his eyes.

“What do you mean, you get it?”

A cold, calculating look crossed Jenna’s face.

“Dane did this to defend Madisyn,” she said with certainty, her eyes narrowing.

you

her theory,

way into Dane’s good graces to take control of Natural Beauty

had nailed the reason behind

reveled in

at a news article on his phone,

you looking at, Gilbert?”

look

calling

muttered, his voice tinged with

Johns…

sending a shiver down his spine as a sense of dread began to take

dismissed his concern with a

I think you’re overthinking it! My former mother’s family name

she said, a smirk tugging at her

really think Madisyn somehow magically became Glenn’s

softly, feeling slightly reassured by

far-fetched to be true,

despite his efforts to dismiss it, a persistent worry

thought of Madisyn becoming Dane’s kept woman unsettled him deeply, twisting

on his face, Jenna

“Relax, Gilbert.

always with that pretty

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