Stella paused, looked at Wren, and asked, “Is there anything else?”

Wren shook her head and left with the documents.

Stella stared at the grapefruit on her desk for a while, then called Sonia.

Julia entered Jaylene’s office, carefully avoiding the scattered papers on the floor. She handed Jaylene a cup of coffee. “Ms. Saun, here’s your coffee.”

Jaylene didn’t respond, focused on her phone with a cold expression.

Her friends were buzzing about one thing—Aaron had a girlfriend. He had always kept a low profile, but now he’d posted a picture of them together.

In the group chat, they were discussing the news:

“Who is she? She doesn’t look familiar. Is she from our circle?”

“I don’t think so. But she’s pretty.”

“She must be from a lower-status family. I heard the Kellers are avoiding a powerful marriage to keep control.”

makes sense. Jaylene, you were classmates with

social media and found the picture. It showed a girl holding milk tea, smiling, with a

across Jaylene’s face, and

unanswered, which was unusual. Even after she distanced herself from

called again, and this time a woman’s voice

grip tightened on her phone.

bathroom. I’m his girlfriend, Tatiana. Who’s calling? I’ll

snapped, “I didn’t know

just started dating. Aaron’s shy and doesn’t talk much about personal things. You must be close to him, though—I haven’t

a moment, then finally said, “Ask Aaron yourself what our relationship

close to Aaron. Can I add you on WhatsApp? Aaron’s birthday is coming up, and I

let this new girl think she’d won

delighted. “Thank you,

twitched at being called “sister,” and she ended the

immediately checked Tatiana’s profile. The latest post

over in Jaylene. When Julia brought the coffee again, Jaylene knocked it

out, “Ms.

enraged, threw everything on her desk and

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