Ste was genuinely surprised.


    The union between the Larkin family and the Patel family had always been a matter of concern for Cloudia and ise. Logically, Jaxon shouldn''t be seen in public with that woman. Seeing Ste silent, Susanna ask, "Do you know something?"


    "Yeah, I know," Ste nodded.


    Susanna gasped, "Is the child really his? Then what''s the deal with him and Sirena?"


    Could the Patel family really overlook something like this?


    Jaxon was bold, alright. Wasn''t he afraid the Patels would skin him alive for pulling something like this?


    Ste shared, "It''s a long story. Apparently, that woman was a barmaid at Nocturne Hues."


    Susanna, who was about to take a sip of water, choked and spat it out.


    A barmaid at Nocturne Hues?


    Jaxon actually...


    Ste handed her a tissue, "That''s why the Larkins have never epted that woman or the child."


    Susanna pondered, "So Jaxon didn''t fight for her?"


    "What could he fight for? Do you think he''s the type to be sincere?"


    True, Jaxon might have just been ying around and ended up with a bigger situation on his hands.


    "That woman wanted to climb the socialdder by using the child. She waited until the kid was one year old before approaching Jaxon, but it didn''t work out."


    Hearing all this, Susanna was astounded, "This is explosive news. I can''t believe you never told me."


    "Why would I? You know I don''t gossip without good reason."


    Susanna had to agree. Ste was not one to show off or gossip unnecessarily. Otherwise, how could she not know about Ste''s studio making seven hundred thousandst year? She''d never reveal what she wasn''t asked about.


    "If Sirena finds out, she''d turn heaven and earth, not to mention Jeremy."


    Just the thought of Jeremy made Susanna believe Jaxon had a death wish. Of all the trouble in the world he had to stir up this kind.


    "If Jeremy finds out, he''d be gunning for Jaxon."


    Ste remarked, "That barmaid is no easy target."


    A woman who''d keep her pregnancy hidden and only approach Jaxon with a paternity test after the child was born clearly had ambitions.


    Susanna nodded, "She''s definitely scheming. If she learns about the Larkin and Patel alliance, she might just cause trouble."


    Ste kept silent. Her eyes sparkled abruptly at that thought, "Cause trouble, you say?"


    Susanna replied, "If she was truly selfless, she''d have kept the child hidden and never approached Jaxon."


    So, it was


    clear that the woman


    aimed to leverage the child to secure


    her position. Knowing this could


    trigger a scandal if the woman


    learned about Jaxon''s intentions to marry Sirena.


    Seeing Ste silent, Susanna asked, "What are you nning?"


    Ste retorted, "So, they get to mess with me, but I can''t retaliate?"


    Susanna got the message. The Larkins had been too bold in Ste''s world, and she wasn''t one to sit back passively. Searching chaos?


    Let them all dive into the madness together; the more, the merrier.


    The more Ste thought about it, the


    more excited she became, and she immediately called Idris, "Dig up everything on Jaxon''s woman. I''m going big."


    Ronald had already made his move, and now it was her turn to step up.


    As Susanna heard Ste talk about going big, her lips couldn''t help but twitch.


    After hanging up, Ste said, "I''ve been so busy these days, hadn''t even thought of using that woman."


    Ste only regretted she hadn''t taken advantage of that woman earlier as a way to retaliate.