Chapter 211:

Stan was taken aback by the turn of events. “I know a bit about your relationship with Jake. You two have shared your lives since childhood. Although Sarah now holds his affection, I can’t help but feel he still harbors feelings for you. His lack of reaction to your predicament really puzzles me.”

Weary, Kallie ceased trying to discern whether Stan was merely being sarcastic or testing her.

Kallie tapped a response into her phone. “Sarah was Jake’s first and most profound love. Without my stepping into his life, they would have been married ages ago. Sarah confided in me once that Jake had intended to elope with her abroad to avoid marrying me, but Roderick stopped them. Even to this day, Jake still suspects it was I who tipped off the news.”

The memory of Sarah’s face, etched with resentment and dissatisfaction as she recounted the story, remained clear in Kallie’s mind. And there was a trace of complacency in Sarah’s tone.

At that time, shortly after their wedding, Kallie had been completely unaware of the turmoil brewing beneath the surface or of Jake’s deep-seated resistance to their marriage.

Feeling like an outsider in her own marriage, Kallie sought out Jake for a candid conversation.

Unexpectedly, Jake’s response was terse and dismissive. “Why do you bother with these trivialities? They are of no consequence to you.”

Although Jake neither confirmed nor denied the accusation, his tone spoke volumes.

Now, observing Jake’s demeanor around Sarah, Kallie couldn’t help but believe in Sarah’s past revelations.

Stan appeared taken aback by this disclosure. A sinister thought flickered in his eyes.

“I never would have guessed that my half-brother is still so infatuated with that woman,” Stan commented.

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“But…” Stan flashed Kallie a meaningful grin. “I can’t shake a feeling of unease.”

took Kallie’s phone from her hands

promptly located in

but each time, Jake was the first to grab it from her and

need anything, come to me. You shouldn’t have other men’s numbers. Those

want to have to track you down if something happens. It’s too much

dialing Jake’s number, a wave of panic washed over Kallie. The thought of confronting those painful words filled her with trepidation. She preferred Jake to ignore her messages altogether,

out to snatch her

sneered, “Why so nervous? Scared I’ll uncover

phone, she heard Jake’s dispassionate voice from the

throat. So, he had been near his phone. It had rung for merely two seconds before

you’ve got something to say, spit it out. I need to

Kallie, whose eyes were brimming with tears, and then

cue and brought over a burly man whose expression

man interjected sharply, “Jake Reeves, right? I have your wife now. If you don’t come to the address I’m sending within half an

Jake went silent.

harbor any hope, her heart raced during these silent

Be my guest. Kallie, I never expected you to resort to such a kidnapping ruse just to catch my eye. You know today’s award ceremony means everything

was within her expectations. Yet,

instantly grinned, signaling the burly man to end

gaze softened with a trace of sympathy. “I thought you and Jake were staging a charade to

face remained stoic, choosing not to

others to escort Kallie away. “Kallie, you’ve lost the bet. If you must blame someone, blame Jake,

phone, fought the urge to call back. He tossed his phone aside, clenched his

demeanor, quickly pressed the technical team. “How’s

call was brief, but it

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