The Wrong Woman

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."

of joy flooded her.

Candice's relationship with Elio hadn't compromised her values. And the person she was interested in wasn't

out as he entered

looked up to find Jasper beaming while taking a seat beside him. Turning to the group, Jasper said, "Grandma Michaela is really something

him, "Jasper, that's no way to

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

and she

could continue,

hand, signaling him to stop. Jasper caught the hint and swiftly skifted the conversation. "You know, I stayed with

had exactly 15 minutes

what I wanted to eat Right

straight into lessons.

and writing. Lunch and dinner

Sienna laughed. "Jasper, you must

all. Those two weeks were a total nightmare," Jasper responded

remember that year. Your grades improved dramatically, jumping over 30 spots to

It wasn't worth sacrificing