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 Aaron, right? Do you know

social media and found the picture. It showed a girl holding milk tea, smiling, with a hand (presumably Aaron’s) holding hers from the side. The caption was

across Jaylene’s face, and she called Aaron

Even after she distanced herself from Aaron, he’d

again, and this time a

grip tightened on her phone. “Who

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

didn’t know Aaron

just started dating. Aaron’s shy and doesn’t talk much about personal things.

a moment, then finally said, “Ask Aaron yourself

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

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

was delighted. “Thank you,

“sister,”

using the same picture Jaylene had seen earlier. Jaylene accepted and immediately checked Tatiana’s profile. The

the coffee again, Jaylene knocked it over, spilling

out, “Ms.

threw everything on her desk

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