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.”

classmates with Aaron,

showed a girl holding milk tea,

flashed across Jaylene’s face, and she

went unanswered, which was unusual. Even after

again, and this time a

her phone. “Who are

in the bathroom. I’m his girlfriend, Tatiana. Who’s calling? I’ll let him know

snapped, “I didn’t

doesn’t talk much about personal things. You must be close to him,

a moment, then finally

close to Aaron. Can I add you on WhatsApp? Aaron’s birthday is coming up, and I want to surprise him with a gift. Could you help me

agreed, thinking she couldn’t let this new girl think she’d

was delighted.

at being called “sister,” and she ended

accepted and immediately checked Tatiana’s profile. The latest post was

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

out, “Ms.

on her

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