Chapter 2160

With red eyes, Jaylene said, "What about you? You tried to arrange a marriage between me and Aaron without even telling me. Are you giving your daughter away for the sake of your career and client?"

Darcie was furious. "Sometimes I really wonder if you have a brain or not. It was just a simple meal. How was I giving you away? Do you realize what year it is now? Could I possibly hold a knife to your back and force you to marry Aaron?

"If I didn't do this, do you think Mrs. Esper would agree to meet US? She and Mrs. Depp are good friends, and she treats Aaron like her own son. Aaron has feelings for you; if you'd just played along with me, I could've definitely won Mrs. Esper back as my client!

"But what did you do? You offended both of them at the same time! Do you know how many ongoing projects the Esper family has with our company? Mrs. Esper is only going to deal with Stella now. Do you realize how much money we’re going to lose?"

Jaylene muttered while still crying, "Even so, the projects are still under Caline's name, and all the earnings will have to go through the company's account first. You won't lose a lot of money."

Darcie paused, glanced at Jaylene with a disdainful look, then sneered without saying anything.

Jaylene knew she was in the wrong for lying and coming to see Keegan while pretending to be sick, so she apologized softly, "Mom, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have lied to you. But Keegan has just recovered, and he can't drink much alcohol now.

me to help him; I

at him? How

to her before, and she could not help but retort, "Why wouldn't he? He and Stella are

once married to him, you're afraid that Dad will be angry with you after I marry him? Are you going to sacrifice my happiness just because you don't want your marriage and your status as Mrs.

anger. ’Did you just call me selfish? Jaylene Saun, I’ve spent so much effort raising you over the years, and now you say I'm selfish? Are you capable of thinking about anything else besides your romantic

willing to risk

so obsessed with him? How could I have given

Jaylene's self-esteem was in tatters. With red eyes, she said, ’ What

do it yourself, why are you expecting someone else to do it? You told me to keep quiet when Stella bullies and insults me. Now that

you. Do you know this is exactly why Dad doesn't like you? In all the years of your marriage, you can only

he chose to visit his

Slap!

slap cut off the

powerful that it left Darcie's hand numb and trembling. Jaylene's face had a clear slap mark. Her gaze, now directed at Darcie,

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