PAID

Flustered, Jolene scrambled to refute Albert’s claims but realized that he was stating the truth.

She had planned to exploit the incident, hoping to paint Fabian as prejudiced and convince Albert to stand by her side. It was her chance to gain a foothold in Kingbourne, but things had gone awry.

Albert clenched his fists and continued, “I know what you did in my name these few days. I was young and impulsive. I frequently argued with Grandpa over a gold digger like you.