Jeffrey was utterly shell-shocked.

His words came to an abrupt halt.

Langston was wide-eyed as he glanced between Mr. Turner and Aunt Karen.

Abigail, blissfully unaware, had been too preoccupied with her candy to notice anything amiss. But once the silence sunk in, she edged closer to Langston, “Brother, what’s wrong with Aunt Karen?”

Langston quickly clamped a hand over her mouth. “Uh… Mr. Turner, Aunt Karen, I’m going to check why mom hasn’t come in yet with Abigail!”

With that, he whisked Abigail off by the hand and darted out.

Watching Langston and Abigail leave, Karen snapped back to reality and stood up abruptly. “Enjoy your meal, I’m heading home.”

Before she could make it to the door, a firm grip caught her wrist.

Karen looked down at Jeffrey as she spoke with a harsh tone, “Don’t worry, there’s no chance of pregnancy. I’ve taken pills for prevention.”

“I wasn’t actually—”

I wouldn’t come to you. You can record that for evidence! So, Mr. Turner, there’s no need to keep up the charade. Everyone finds it quite

each

harshly to a lady—whenever he was around Karen, it was as if his mouth disconnected from

Let me get this straight…” Jeffrey’s face still bore the bright imprint of a slap, and his recent car accident

surprise, Karen didn’t immediately storm off. Instead, she stood there, watching him as if waiting to see what else he could possibly say. Maybe it was time to clear

licked his dry lips and slumped back in his chair with a deflated

I know. How about you just tell me straight—how exactly am I supposed to chase

holding

hadn’t called Karen and hadn’t loitered under her apartment,

hoped a few days apart might lessen his feelings for Karen, or even

that hadn’t happened

close to her. Seeing her say goodnight to another man made him want

me? Weren’t you worried about me getting

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