"Look, you can't answer, can you?"
Phoebe Smith snorted coldly, her eyes narrowing slightly. "You're envious to death. Alexander Preston is now marrying my cousin Alisha Demontes and enjoying a glorious life. You can't help but feel jealous. Even if you can't marry him, you still naturally want to be his mistress!"
"Jaylene Ziel, don't say I didn't warn you. Don't even think about it. If you dare use any despicable means to seduce my cousin-in-law and destroy my cousin's marriage, neither Alisha nor I will let you off easily."
As Phoebe said this, a cold light gleamed in the depths of her eyes. Clearly, she already considered Jaylene as Alexander's potential mistress.
Jaylene looked at the self-righteous woman in front of her, Raine Thompson's cousin. Since Raine was a wealthy woman, Phoebe must also be rich and powerful like Raine, right?
In today's society, people with a bit of status tend to be arrogant. Phoebe was undoubtedly one of those people who looked down on others.
Jaylene listened to Phoebe's warning without anger, but laughed instead. "Miss Smith, are you coming to warn me so solemnly because you're worried that your cousin can't hold onto her husband with her charm? If you lose something you never had control over, who can you blame?"
"You? What did you say?"
Phoebe's eyes flashed dangerously and her eyebrows raised as she took a step toward Jaylene. "Jaylene Ziel, who do you think you are to talk back to me like that?"
Because of Phoebe's sudden approach, Jaylene instinctively felt the overpowering smell of Phoebe's perfume. Raising her hand to wave away the scent, she tried to avoid the pungent smell.
However, her actions clearly irritated Phoebe, who reached out to grab Jaylene, who in turn instinctively dodged Phoebe's hand.
However, her evasive action collided with Phoebe's hand, and Phoebe, wearing high heels, lost her balance and fell down the steps.
"Ah!" Phoebe screamed loudly, falling directly onto the last step.
Raine Thompson and Alexander Preston, who had already entered the doorway of Sun City, rushed over upon hearing the scream. Seeing Phoebe sitting on the ground, Raine ran over.
"Phoebe, are you alright?" Raine helped Phoebe up and checked her carefully. "Did you twist your ankle? Why weren't you more careful when walking?"
"It wasn't my fault," Phoebe rubbed her foot, which had twisted in her high heels, and looked at Jaylene standing there. "It was… it was her who pushed me deliberately."
Jaylene didn't expect Phoebe to make up such lies. She frowned, clenched her fists and grit her teeth, unable to tolerate Phoebe's twisted words.
Upon noticing Jaylene standing a meter away, Raine's face darkened. "Miss Ziel, I know you're Alexander's ex-girlfriend, and I know you're upset about our marriage, but if you have any grievances, could you just confront me? Phoebe is just my younger female cousin, and you had to go after her as well?"
Sun City was a well-known shopping park in Bay City, and today was Saturday. There were many people shopping there. The drama between this wife and mistress was highly attractive to the crowd, so many people gathered around.
"So, the ex-girlfriend is causing trouble? She even pushed someone?"
"Yeah, they don't want you anymore. What's the point of clinging and causing trouble?"
"The ex-girlfriend is already in the past. Since the others are already married, you shouldn't bother them anymore."
"Is she after money?"
...
The surrounding people who didn't know the whole story talked about the situation, but Jaylene didn't pay attention to their words. Instead, she only looked at Alexander, wanting to know how he felt about her.
She took the initiative to speak to Alexander: "Alexander, I didn't push her..."
"Jaylene, I love Raine. That's why I married her. From now on, she is the only woman I'll love in my heart. I hope you can understand, and I hope you don't do such foolish things again!"
As Alexander said that, he held Raine's hand tightly. The two stood side by side as if to show off their love and steadfastness in marriage.
Alexander's confession immediately moved Raine to tears. She nestled against him and said emotionally, "Alexander, you're the only one in my heart as well!"
The touching scene was met with warm applause from the bystanders. Jaylene was accused of trying to destroy someone else's marriage as a mistress.
Looking at the loving newlyweds in front of her, Jaylene suddenly felt that her three years of love had been a huge joke!
She had just thought Alexander would believe her. Although he might not stand up for her, he would at least speak up for her.
It turned out she was too naïve and had overestimated Alexander's kindness. Reality was so cruel!
Ignoring the people's accusations, Jaylene raised her head to hold back the tears in her eyes, turned around and walked to the crowded street. She quickly vanished in the crowd.
...
"What? That bastard Alexander Preston actually protected Raine Thompson and let you get bullied in public?"
Alisha stared at Jaylene wide-eyed and slapped the dining table. "I'll go straight to his office tomorrow and settle this."
"Forget it," Jaylene hurriedly held onto Alisha's hand and whispered, "Watch your image, people are looking over here."
"Let them look, what's the big deal?" Alisha didn't care, took a gulp of her milk tea and asked, "So, what are you going to do now?"
"What am I going to do? He has his marriage, and I have my work. From now on, Alexander and I will go our separate ways. He will walk his sunny path, and I will cross my single-log bridge."
"As long as you have a clear mind, that's what matters."
Alisha patted Jaylene on the shoulder and comforted her. "Jaylene, as the saying goes, there are plenty of fish in the sea. We're young. We'll find a man better than Alexander Preston, right?"
Jaylene nodded and smiled weakly. "Yeah!"
Seeing her lack of confidence, Alisha slapped the dining table again and said, "Don't worry. When Oliver Johnson comes back, I'll have him introduce a rich, powerful, handsome man to you right away!"