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.”

were classmates with

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

face, and she

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

called again, and this time a woman’s

on her phone. “Who

the bathroom. I’m his girlfriend, Tatiana. Who’s

snapped, “I didn’t know Aaron had

and doesn’t talk much about personal things.

finally said, “Ask

on WhatsApp? Aaron’s birthday is coming up,

let this new girl think she’d won so easily. “Fine, add

was delighted.

twitched at being called “sister,” and she

friend request 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 couple, captioned, “Finally, my turn for

coffee again,

cried out, “Ms.

enraged, threw everything on her desk and

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