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."

slightly agape in surprise. An unexpected sense of joy flooded her. The dilemma that had troubled her was resolved, and she

Josie were never a couple. That meant Candice's relationship with Elio hadn't compromised her

Jasper called out as

find Jasper beaming while taking a seat beside him. Turning to the group, Jasper said, "Grandma Michaela is really something else. She's

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

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

genius. That made her studies manageable, and she even became a researcher.

Jasper could

stop. Jasper caught the hint and swiftly skifted the conversation. "You know, I stayed with her dur my summer vacation for two weeks, and it was a complete nightmare. I swear I'll

at 5:30 am. had exactly 15 minutes for breakfast, which

wanted to eat Right after

straight into lessons.

minutes. Oh my goodness, it was non-stop studying, reading, and writing. Lunch and dinner were half an hour each. I didn't get to shower and

Sienna laughed. "Jasper, you must be

two weeks were a total

Your grades improved dramatically, jumping over 30 spots to rank you within the top 50 of your

wasn't worth sacrificing

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