Vickiâs face immediately turned red when she heard Jarrodâs name.
âWhat beau? Youâre teasing me again.
â
Vicki could not deny her feelings for Jarrod because it was written all over her bashful face.
Katie knew of Vickiâs fondness for Jarrod, though Jarrodâs affections lay elsewhere.
With Lauren no longer in play, she considered nurturing a new pawn for her grand schemes.
She glanced at Vicki, thinking Vicki was a suitable candidate.
Katie remarked with a smirk, âThe Hampton family is close to the Schultz family.
With so many cooperated projects, itâs a sure thing that you and Jarrodâ¦â
Katieâs voice trailed off deliberately.
She knew Vicki enjoyed hearing this.
Vicki held Katieâs arm, smiled sweetly, and said, âThen your marriage with Mitchel is also a sure thing.
â
Katie serenely basked in Vickiâs jests.
To those oblivious, Katie was still Mitchelâs so-called fiancée.
After all, she had put in effort to postpone the clarification press conference.
However, her leverage didnât end there.
Mitchel wanted to clarify his relationship with her to the public, but there was no way she could let that happen.
Vicki, reveling in her own illusion, rested her head on Katieâs shoulder and said cheerfully, âIsnât it great? Our husbands are good friends, and so are we.
We can travel together to have a blast.
â
Katie, her acting instincts kicking in, didnât say anything.
Noticing Katieâs unusual silence, Vicki looked over and it was only then that she saw the tears that welled up in Katieâs eyes.
Surprised, Vicki asked, âKatie, whatâs wrong? Why are you crying?â
Katie, as if frightened of being noticed, quickly wiped away her tears and muttered, âItâs nothing⦠Letâs goâ¦â
After saying this, Katie turned around and was about to leave.
However, Vicki suddenly grabbed her arm and said anxiously, âWhatâs going on? If you donât tell me, it means you donât take me as a friend.
â
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âVicki, Itâs not that I donât take you as a friend.
Itâs just thatâ¦
Katie hesitated.
She bit her lower lip and said in a low voice, âYouâd better not askâ¦â
âNo way! What if I can help you?â Vickiâs voice raised.
âDid someone bully you? Tell me.
I will deal with that person for you.
â
Katieâs face turned pale, making her look pitiful.
âThe woman on the stage is actually Mitchelâs ex-wife.
â
âWhat? Mitchelâs ex-wife?â Vicki exclaimed in shock.
âHow can that be?
Mitchelâs ex-wife died from drowning, right?â
But only a few people knew this.
Vicki knew because Mitchel suddenly disappeared from the public eye at the peak of his career a couple of years ago.
She was puzzled then.