Chapter 306:

As the crowd began to thin, whispers of gossip still reached Kallie’s ears.

“If I were Jake, I’d be mortified to even step foot here. It’s downright embarrassing.”

“Why did he bother coming? Was it really just to stand up for Kallie? But weren’t they on bad terms?”

“You’re not seeing the bigger picture. With Kallie’s rising influence, he’s obviously trying to mend fences, hoping she might throw some opportunities his way.”

“It’s ironic, isn’t it? He always carried himself with such arrogance, and now here he is, humbled. I’d love to see how he’s handling this twist.”

Amidst these conversations, a wave of bewilderment washed over Kallie. Jake, too, must have overheard these whispers. Yet, throughout it all, his expression remained stoic and unflinching, as if the sharp words were merely background noise, irrelevant to his presence. This unwavering demeanor was so characteristic of him.

one to bend easily, certainly not for currying favor with her as the gossip suggested. Kallie wasn’t sure why Jake had come to her defense, but she sensed that beneath his indifferent exterior, a torrent of emotions must

vast chasm. The courage to bridge it had eluded her. Through

At that brief moment, Kallie thought she glimpsed a whirlwind of emotions in Jake’s gaze, but they disappeared as

the air before exiting, leaving Kallie with a sudden, sharp pang of sorrow. Kallie couldn’t shake

room, driven by an impulse, Kallie opened the box sent by Jake. Inside, to her astonishment, lay a black card, the kind

represented in bankbooks and checks lay beside

Roderick and her grandfather were familiar relics of her past, treasured emotional anchors she had left behind at

her from retrieving them, but she remembered their contents intimately, lines that had comforted her through solitary and trying times. She

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further communication from him, given their strained history. Her fingers trembled slightly

box, “Roderick always said you were too soft-hearted, too easily swayed and bullied by others. He wanted

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