The Wrong Woman

Chapter 890

Candice felt her hands sweating from nervousness as soon as the question was asked. She clenched her fists and lowered her head. She couldn't meet Elio's gaze, yet her ears remained sharply attuned to his voice.

After stealing a glance at Candice, Elio thought for a moment before saying, "Josie isn't my girlfriend."

"What?" Everyone fell into stunned silence.

Candice looked up, her eyes wide with shock as she stared at Elio in disbelief. Her reaction was so over the top that Elio almost laughed. He found her astonishment adorable and struggled to keep a straight face.

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Elio turned to Daniel and explained with a polite tone, "My mom was pressuring me to find a girlfriend back then. Out of desperation, I convinced my best friend to pose as one. We kept up the act for so long that everyone believed we were actually together."

"Why did you stop pretending?"

"My mom found out."

"That explains it."

An unexpected sense of joy flooded her. The dilemma that had troubled her was resolved, and

That meant Candice's relationship with Elio hadn't compromised her values. And the person she

called out as he entered the living

taking a seat beside him. Turning to the group, Jasper said, "Grandma Michaela is really something else. She's downright terrifying. I even have nightmares about her. Poor Uncle Elio

at Jasper and scolded him, "Jasper, that's no way to

and sighed. "Grandma, I'm just being honest. Dad told me Mom didn't really have a childhood. All she ever did was study

made her studies manageable, and she even

Jasper could continue,

stayed with her dur my summer vacation for two weeks, and it was a complete

am. had exactly 15

pick what I wanted to

straight into lessons.

studying, reading, and writing. Lunch and dinner were half an hour each. I didn't get to shower and wind

laughed. "Jasper, you must be exaggerating,

all. Those two weeks were a

that year. Your grades improved dramatically, jumping over 30

cost? It wasn't worth sacrificing my

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