As soon as Jasper caught wind of the gossip, he couldn''t help but spice things up and share it with Keen.


    Keen''s face twisted into an expression of hurt and fury.


    His mom was totally smitten by Marvin, that troublemaker! She was a bad mother!


    Jasper added, "Rememberst time? Your mom only managed to beat Rachel by a hair''s breadth because she yed dirty. She spilled orange juice all over Rachel and even yed on the world-renowned violin, the Nocturne Ste."


    "With all those advantagesbined, she barely scraped by Rachel by 0.1 points. What''s there to brag about?"


    Keen''s eyes dimmed with disappointment.


    He had thought his mom was genuinely talented, but Rachel and Mr. Wilkinson said she was just lucky.


    How could his mom, who hadn''t even finished high school, possibly be more skilled than Rachel, a graduate from a top-notch academy?


    Moreover, he had indeed seen his mom ssh juice on Rachel.


    Rachel, however, didn''t seem to mind that. She asked softly, "Keen, do you know what your mom and dad went out to do?"


    Keen shook his head, "I don''t know."


    Rachel inquired further, "Keen, are your mom and dad... really getting a divorce?"


    "No way!" Keen instinctively retorted loudly. "I just asked Dad, and he said Mom wouldn''t divorce him!"


    Rachel''s eyes glinted with a hint of concern.


    Seeing this, Jasper patted Rachel''s shoulder reassuringly.


    "Rachel, I''ll go find Haynie."


    Rachel gave a gentle, reassuring smile, "Alright, I''ll stay here with Keen."


    On the way to the hospital, Rachel had casually mentioned to Jasper about Haynie''s changing attitude towards Ste.


    Jasper, upon hearing this, volunteered eagerly.


    "Rachel, Haynie wouldn''t care for someone like Ste, a mere middle school dropout. Don''t worry, as long as I''m around, I won''t let Haynie end up with that


    woman.


    She''s just using some coy tricks, like ying hard to get, but Haynie won''t fall for her games."


    Trying to mend things was hard.


    But causing trouble? Piece of cake.


    Last time, Ste had humiliated him, making him bark like a dog in front of


    everyone, costing him his dignity.


    This time, he wouldn''t let Ste have it easy.


    He definitely wouldn''t allow Haynie and that woman to get together!


    Jasper set off to find Haynie.


    In truth, he wanted to sabotage any interaction between Haynie and Ste.


    That performance? Ste had just gotten lucky, like stumbling upon a four-leaf clover, and managed to outdo Rachel.


    But who''s to say Haynie wouldn''t be charmed by Ste?


    Jasper knew better than anyone how much Haynie adored women who yed the violin well.


    Leaving the hospital room, Jasper tried calling Haynie, but there was no answer.


    Frowning, Jasper searched the hospital.


    Suddenly, he spotted two familiar figures in a corner of the hospital.


    Of course, it was Haynie with that bitch, Ste!


    Rachel''s worries weren''t unfounded. Ste was indeed trying to work her charms on Haynie.


    Jasper''s eyes glinted with mischief.


    He was curious to see how shamelessly Ste would attempt to seduce Haynie.


    Tiptoeing closer, Jasper held his breath, eavesdropping like a thief.


    Not daring to get too close, he remained cautious to avoid detection.


    From a distance, he couldn''t catch every word but managed to hear snippets like "no divorce," "don''t want anything," and "meet at ten tomorrow morning."


    Jasper felt as if he had stumbled upon an explosive secret, his eyes widening in disbelief.