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.”

Jaylene, you were classmates with Aaron, right? Do you

girl holding milk tea, smiling,

Jaylene’s face, and

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

time

phone. “Who are you? Where’s

Tatiana.

response only fueled Jaylene’s anger. She snapped, “I didn’t know Aaron had a

and cheerfully replied, “We only just started dating. Aaron’s shy and doesn’t talk much about personal things. You must be close to him, though—I haven’t heard him mention you.

for a moment, then finally

responded sweetly, “You must be close to Aaron. Can I add you on WhatsApp? Aaron’s birthday is coming up, and I want to surprise him

couldn’t let this new girl think

delighted. “Thank you,

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

appeared, using the same picture Jaylene had seen earlier. Jaylene accepted and immediately checked Tatiana’s profile. The latest post was a close-up of the

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

out,

everything on her desk and shouted, “Get

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