"Call your dad, Karen," Jeffrey pleaded, his voice strained with desperation. "Tell him it's all a big misunderstanding, and I'l explain everything, okay?" What was gnawing at Jeffrey more than anything was the thought of losing the good graces of his future in-laws, whom he had worked so hard to win over. And this wasn't just any setback—it was the kind that you couldn't bounce back from.

But Karen was unyielding.

She just stood there, waiting for her father to come and take her away.

"Karen! For heaven's sake, I'm begging you! Just call your dad and ask him to hold off for a bit! Let's talk this through, and then I'll drive you back myself, alright?" Instead of responding, Karen turned her face away, refusing to communicate with him at all.

cell phone to call Derek, but he couldn't bring

wouldn't listen to him anyway. The more he’d try to explain, the more tangled the

Give me a chance to explain,” he

here. If you have something to say, say it," she responded without looking

hair in frustration, marched back to

to help out yesterday. That's all it was! Nothing happened between us, I swear. Just wait

him and snorted with laughter. "Your ex's kid, and you're all concerned? What's the deal, Jeffrey? Is the

only asked why it was there. I thought maybe you'd lent it to someone because you

with his ex, flaunting their reunion, thinking about old flames! "I really was busy at work, I didn't lie! Paige called me..." "And you answered?" Karen's voice was sharp. "What about all those promises you made? You said you wouldn't contact any exes, that you'd pretend not to

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