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."

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

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

Jasper called out as he entered the living

is really something else. She's downright terrifying. I even have nightmares about her. Poor Uncle Elio had to grow up under

Jasper and scolded him, "Jasper, that's

"Grandma, I'm just being honest. Dad told me Mom didn't really have

Mom's a natural genius. That made her studies manageable, and she even became a researcher. Uncle Elio,

Jasper could continue,

the hint and swiftly skifted the conversation. "You know, I stayed with

started at 5:30 am. had exactly

even pick what I wanted to eat Right after breakfast,

straight into lessons.

breaks longer than ten 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 wind down until 11:00

laughed. "Jasper, you

were a total nightmare,"

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

worth sacrificing my

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