Chapter 18

Stella nodded and turned to leave.

Jasper stood there, gritting his teeth, watching her walk away with a face as sour as if he'd bitten into a bad lemon.

His friends exchanged awkward glances.

One of them chuckled nervously and said, "Those two women must be out of their minds, calling Jasper a simp? No way! Jasper's..."

His words faded into an awkward silence. The truth was, while those women might have been harsh, they had a point, didn't they? Jasper did come off as a bit of a simp.

Another friend quickly jumped in to save face, "Jasper is Rachel's knight in shining armor. That's more like it!"

Everyone else hastily agreed, "Yeah, yeah, a knight in shining armor!"

awkward silence. "Jasper, why

woman approaching. The man was tall and

lit up. He hurried over, ready to spill the beans, embellishing the

guess who I saw? Stella! She's here

she must have too much time on her hands to be fooling around. She used to cook only one meal for Rachel, but she should be doing all

from a

her brow. "Haynie, it's pretty late. Ms. Cameron wouldn't have left Keen alone

at the

Haynes' expression, speaking softly, "Haynie, with Keen's health, is it okay for him to

a hint of frustration. "Keen

to show Stella the error of her ways. But she hadn't even

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