Chapter 1211

Back in school, there were tons of girls who had a crush on Zane. He was the whole package: good grades, tall and handsome, smart, ambitious, and, to top it off, he actually had a decent personality. Basically, he was that guy who seemed to have it all together.

Elysia, though, wasn't buying it. She scrunched up her nose and muttered,

"Doesn't matter how perfect he looks on paper. He's rotten to the core. The guy's just filthy inside and out."

Just then, Keaton and Tarquin walked in. Keaton immediately jumped in with his two cents,

"Gotta agree with Elysia on this one. It's what's inside that counts! Look at me— my grades are awful, but at least I'm not a jerk, right Tarquin?"

Tarquin just rolled his eyes, didn't bother responding, and instead wandered over to stand closer to his wife.

Elysia nodded her approval.

"Exactly. Keaton might be a bit of a flirt, but at least he's a good guy. Compared to Zane, he's like, a thousand times better."

Winona, grateful for the support, chimed in with a big smile,

"If Zane's just a crow pretending to be a peacock, then you, Keaton, are the real deal. Like, the crowned king."

Keaton puffed up immediately, grinning,

Newsom knows quality when

Tarquin, "Did Zane

"Yeah, they just left."

didn't get to take Winona home, and now he's got a whole new mess with Sarah. She's his time bomb-looks like it finally blew up. I'm sure he's freaking

not wrong. He looked like he'd swallowed

right!"

the better everyone else's

and started packing up the first

chuckling, "Hey, Elysia, could you do me a

at him, a little

her, could you put in a good word for the whole 'no marriage, no kids' thing? Maybe talk

caught off

I saw Jess, she said you were engaged.

Keaton pulled a face.

show, to get our folks off our backs. Beatrix and I are both anti-marriage. The whole thing is just to keep

huh? I dunno, Beatrix doesn't really seem

hesitated a moment, then

Jess next time I see her,

Keaton looked hopeful.

If you tell her, she'll talk to Mom and Dad, and she won't get chewed out for it. If I say anything, I'm

all about it-how Richard and Mrs. Huber were dying for a daughter-in-law, and how

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