"Why couldn''t you have exposed Joshua at any other time? Why did it have to be now, when Star needed him the most? Even if you couldn''t help her, you shouldn''t have sabotaged her!"


    Haynes knew he was in the wrong and didn''t try to argue. "I''m sorry."


    Afterward, he had thought about it carefully. The whole situation reeked of something strange. How could Rachel, who had been missing for so long, suddenly reappear and conveniently fall into Foreman''s hands? It was likely that this Rachel was a tool, deliberately used to drive a wedge between Ste and Joshua. The goal was to get Joshua out of the picture, leaving Ste isted.


    What Haynes hadn''t expected was for Joshua to admit to it so readily. He had assumed Joshua would at least try to exin his side of the story or tell Ste he''d been deceived by Rachel. But he didn''t. From beginning to end, he never offered a single word of defense for himself. As a result, all the evidence Foreman had prepared against him went unused.


    Seeing his sincere apology and that he''d rushed over in the middle of the night, Abby''s expression softened slightly. "Star''s been in a bad moodtely. When you have time, bring Keen over. We don''t have anything scheduled for a while, so we''ll be taking some time off."


    Haynes agreed without hesitation. "Okay, I''ll arrange it right away."


    Two dayster, Ste was finally fully awake. She''de around a few times before, but her mind had been too foggy to hold on to much. She only remembered Abby being beside her, and having seen Neville and Haynes at some point.


    This time when she woke up, the first person she saw was Keen O''Brien. He was overjoyed to see her awake. "Mom, you''re finally awake! You''ve been asleep for days, I was so worried!"


    Ste''s gaze shifted. "Keen, why are you here?"


    "I heard you were sick, so I came to see you," Keen said. "How are you feeling now? Are you better?"


    Ste nodded weakly. "Yes. Where''s Abby?"


    "Abby''s outside on the phone. I''ll go get her."


    Keen went to the door and called out, "Abby, Mom''s awake."


    Abby immediately hung up and rushed into the room. After confirming that Ste''s


    fever was gone, she called the doctor in for an examination.


    "Keen, why don''t you go rest in the next room for a bit?" Abby said. "I''lle get you after Star''s check-up is done."


    Keen nodded obediently. After


    leaving Ste''s room, he was about


    to go back to his when he


    he saw


    Foreman walking towards him. He greeted him politely. "Mr. Richards."


    Foreman smiled at Keen and made to go see Ste. Keen stopped him. "Mr. Richards, Mom just woke up, and the doctors are examining her right now. It might not be a good. time. Abby said shelfe get me when they''re finished. You can wait with me for a little while."


    Foreman paused. "Alright."


    Once they were in the lounge, Foreman first asked about Ste''s condition before changing the subject. "Keen, do you know why your mom got sick this time?"


    Keen shook his head.


    "Keen, have you noticed that your Mr. Joshua isn''t here?" Foreman said.


    Keen nodded. "I haven''t seen Mr. Joshua since I arrived."


    "Do you know why?" Foreman asked.


    "No." Foreman lowered his voice. "It''s because Joshua is the real culprit who caused your mom and dad''s divorce."


    Keen''s immediate reaction was


    denial. "That''s impossible!" He had just been texting with Mr. Joshua, who said he was away on bu?ínes s for a while. It couldn''t be what Mr. Richards was saying.