Chapter 292

Spring was in full bloom, with the scent of flowers growing more intense each day, and daylight stretching longer into the evenings.

Leanne clocked out early, and Joy and Selina were once again crashing at her place for

dinner.

Joy arrived with a heavy nasal voice, immediately looking for a thermometer: “Let’s see if my fever’s gone down.”

Leanne saw her grabbing the ear thermometer and was about to stop her, but Joy had already taken her temperature.

“Holy mackerel! 108 degrees! Am I gonna kick the bucket?”

Leanne quickly took the thermometer, replacing it with a new one she’d purchased, “This

one’s busted.”

After retaking her temperature, it read 101.3 degrees. Joy clutched her chest, shaken: “What the heck is up with this thermometer? Almost gave me a heart attack.”

“She’s got the flu, too,” Selina sighed, shaking her head. “The three musketeers of Stonebridge, all down for the count.”

“Did I get you sick?” Guilt washed over Leanne.

Joy was evasive, avoiding eye contact. “I’m fine…”

Leanne understood.

still batting her mascara-thick lashes, got distracted by a pastry Leanne handed her: “Drop it, let’s

newly published academic papers. Joy, feeling under the weather, groaned while resting on her leg, and Selina was busy stirring up

frowned, “What’s

happened?” Leanne asked.

over. “This news piece my friend shared. The Richardson and the Wright families were

head jerked up. “What?!”

actually tabloid gossip. Somehow, paparazzi

Suzan and her parents were clearly

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side, only Jennifer appeared in the

with certainty that the Wrights intended to marry their eldest daughter to Curtis Richardson, a top bachelor of Stonebridge, rumored to have divorced his previous wife. The relation between the two families was described as long-standing and friendly, making

parties seemingly enjoying a

photo briefly before returning her

were

you and said that he only ever loved you? How come

not his

marry Suzan, why bother tampering with thermometers and haunting her with

no worries, I’ve got a keen eye for jerks. Thinks he can play both sides

Leanne just sighed.

pinged with

[Good

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