"I am indeed a scumbag," he responded lightly.
"Nonsense, how could you be a scumbag?"
Aurora huffily retorted, "Joseph, I know. At Raine's wedding, you must have had a few drinks, and Jaylene, heartbroken because of Alexander's betrayal, also drank. She was determined to hook a golden bachelor like you, and you happened to catch her eye... You fell into Jaylene's trap, didn't you?"
Joseph Thompson stood quietly without a word, not pushing away the woman in his arms.
Weeping fervently, Aurora's shoulders were shaking, and in a nasal voice, she said, "It must be like this, Brother Joseph, you must have been drunk and confused. Jaylene took the opportunity to approach you, and in your haze, you mistook her for me..."
"We didn't do anything that night," Joseph said.
