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.”

you were classmates with Aaron, right? Do you know who

holding milk tea, smiling, with a hand (presumably Aaron’s) holding hers from the side. The caption was

face,

call went unanswered, which was unusual. Even after she distanced herself from Aaron, he’d always

and this time

phone. “Who are

Tatiana.

fueled Jaylene’s anger. She snapped, “I didn’t

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

birthday is coming up,

thinking she couldn’t let this new girl think she’d won so easily. “Fine, add

was delighted. “Thank you,

“sister,” and she ended the

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

coffee again, Jaylene knocked it over, spilling

cried out, “Ms.

everything on her desk and shouted,

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