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At Kane’s signal, the headmaster walked over to Michelle and coldly announced, “Michelle, your son no longer qualifies to remain in our preschool. As of this moment, he’s no longer a student here.”Students from this preschool had the privilege of advancing straight into the elite academy without entrance exams. Once admitted, they could stay in that private academy all the way through high school.Countless parents fought tooth and nail to secure a place for their children, since getting into the academy’s elementary division required tough testing and background checks. That was why many parents used this preschool as a backdoor in.Webster and Michelle had done exactly that to get their son enrolled here. In just two months, he would have been moving up to the academy’s elementary school.But now, Kane had just cut their son off. Even if they scrambled to find another preschool, none would compare to this one.And if word of this spread, the press would jump on it. Any negative hea

Because of Aria’s words, Kane didn’t stay for dinner at the apartment.After leaving, his phone buzzed with a call from Eden, so he drove straight to the Celestial Club.“Kane, took you long enough!” Eden complained the moment he walked in.“Cut him some slack,” Frank said, uncorking the bottle of wine he’d brought. “I heard he spent the afternoon at Basia’s school for a family event.”“A school event?” Alger drawled, raising a brow at Kane. “You? At a family day? Didn’t you terrify the kids?”Kane smirked, pulled out a chair, and sat down. “Terrify them? Please. The kids in my daughter’s class loved me.”“My daughter?” Alger leaned forward, deliberately needling him. “Last I checked, you still haven’t married Aria.”Kane shot him a sideways glance. “Admit it—you’re just jealous I already have a daughter.”Alger’s expression twisted, and he turned his head away with a snort. But the look on his face betrayed him. He was jealous.Not long ago, he’d accidentally run into Basia himself.

Kane was frustrated that things hadn’t gone as planned.Instead of kissing Aria like he intended, she had pushed him away, leaving his expression even darker.“I don’t care what you say, you’re not going,” he muttered petulantly, turning his head aside like a sulky child.Aria let out a sharp, cold laugh. “Not going? Really? And from what position exactly are you saying that to me?”“From the position of your fiancé!” Kane snapped. He wouldn’t dare use work as an excuse—this was pure jealousy.In truth, he wanted to go with her, but Odgen’s identity wasn’t enough to qualify him to be there. And deep down, he knew Aria would never agree to let him tag along anyway. Still, he had to try—if only to fight for a little ground for himself.They were together every day, and he’d been tortured long enough by wanting her but never getting close enough. Even if she scolded him for being shameless, he wanted to get something out of it.But the moment she heard his claim of being her fiancé, Aria

Odgen loosened his clenched fist the moment he noticed the sudden change in Aria’s expression.“I believe you.”“Huh?” Aria blinked, caught off guard.Odgen grinned. “That guy’s judgment isn’t that bad. If he trusted you, then I believe you didn’t hurt him.”“Thank you.” Aria understood perfectly well—Odgen’s faith in her came from Caleb.“I mean, the guy and I literally shared a bed back in the day!” Odgen puffed his chest like he expected a round of applause.The cocky look on his face instantly brought to Aria’s mind the complicated expression Caleb always wore whenever he spoke of Odgen.A laugh slipped from her lips before she could stop it. Under Odgen’s exaggerated glare, she forced down her amusement and said, “I can tell. Every time he mentioned you, his face… well, let’s just say it was pretty entertaining.”“He actually talked to you about me?” Odgen froze.The White family and the Jepson family didn’t get along. Because of that, he and Caleb had been forced to see each oth

"See! That woman didn't even say yes!""I knew it! Serves him right! Even a big shot CEO got rejected!""What about their kid? Don't tell me she's already found someone else!""Honey, he looks so embarrassed! He was down on one knee forever and she still said no!"The overlapping voices hit like arrows, each one piercing straight through his heart, threatening to turn him into a human pincushion.Clutching his slightly aching chest, Kane stood up without sparing those people a single glance and took Aria's hand."Aria, I get it. You're thinking about our future, which is why you're being so thoughtful about this."Seeing Kane's completely absorbed expression, Aria blinked in confusion. What was this performance about?The crowd around them fell silent, sharing Aria's bewilderment. The feeling of wanting to ask but not being able to made their faces shift through a rainbow of expressions."No matter how long you need to think about it, I'm willing to wait. Only feelings that can withst