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.

Jake better than most could claim. His pride was not one to bend easily, certainly not for currying favor with her as the gossip suggested. Kallie wasn’t sure why Jake

maintained her distance, observing Jake from afar. The past they shared was now a vast chasm. The courage to bridge it had eluded her. Through her

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

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

room, driven by an impulse, Kallie opened the box sent by Jake. Inside, to her astonishment,

a staggering ten million dollars represented in bankbooks and checks lay beside a collection of personal letters from Roderick, her grandfather, and,

and her grandfather were familiar relics of her past, treasured emotional anchors

them, but she remembered their contents intimately, lines that had comforted her

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given their strained history. Her fingers trembled slightly as she

soft-hearted, too easily swayed and bullied by others. He wanted to arm

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