Maggie looked at Jaelyn, waiting for her to fill in the other details.
âAfter leaving your apartment, I ran into Millie.
She wanted to team up with me to set you up, hoping Sanford would dump you if he saw you fooling around with that guy friend.
I pretended to agree, and then instructed someone to find three male escorts from a club and had a makeup artist disguise one of them to look like your friend, Karl.
â
Thinking of Millieâs gullibility, Jaelyn snorted, continuing, â⦠is cunning, so I had to show her that you and that Karl look-a-like entered the club for her to believe that Iâm helping her.
â
Now Maggie understood the whole story.
She must say Millie had never changed.
Millie even planned to use underhand tactics to get rid of her in Sanfordâs life.
After a moment, Maggie asked, âDid those male escorts know what was at stake when they agreed to take the job? Theyâll probably end up in jail.
Are they okay with that?â
Jaelyn glanced at Sanford before saying, âWell, theyâd be splitting up five million among themselves in exchange for their unified statement during the interrogation.
Theyâd say Millie gave them those drugs.
The pay is exponentially huge compared to their salaries at the club, after all.
â
Maggie was a bit taken aback.
Five million? That was quite an expense!
Jaelyn grinned and shrugged, coyly tucking a stay hair behind her ear.
âThat money wasnât mine, anyway.
It was a bribe I took from Janiya when she wanted me to leave Sanford.
Keeping that money was quite burdensome, so to spend it this way brings me peace of mind.
â
Her words reflected her demeanor at this time.
She indeed more relieved and relaxed than troubled.
Sanford looked at her intently, finally realizing why she did it.
It was Jaelynâs way of expressing her apology to him.
Memories of their time together suddenly flashed through his mind.
At that moment, he was reminded of the simple and lovely girl she once was.
âThis issue is a big deal, Sanford.
But with the Morenosâ influence, they could easily suppress the news,â Jaelyn continued, turning to Sanford.
âYou can use this chance to discuss with them about the cancellation of the engagement.
If Millie is pressured and willingly calls off the engagement, let her.
Then, itâd be over.
Otherwise, you can suggest it, given Millieâs image had already been tarnished.
But I think even if the Morenos find out it was only a setup, theyâll already be too embarrassed to keep the engagement.
â
Jaelyn had meticulously planned everything for Sanford, orchestrating each detail with care.
Under the weight of her gaze, Sanford nodded his appreciation.
âThank you.
â
âDonât mention it.
â Jaelyn smiled, a hint of wistfulness threading through her words.
âI just donât want you to be angry with me all the time.
â
Sanford offered no words, only a smile, gentle yet enigmatic.
Jaelyn pressed on, her voice softening as she peered into his eyes.
âSanford, can we leave behind those unhappy memories? I hope you remember me at my best, okay?â
Her voice was a tender plea, the words her penance.