The reason Karen had arranged for Silvia to stay in the small building next to the garden was not because she wanted to keep Silvia away from Jayden. The truth was, she made that arrangement after taking into account Silvia's liking.
Jayden was fond of traditional culture. Therefore, his room was situated in the traditional, vintage- themed building. The location of this building was a thousand meters apart from the building where Silvia was staying in. Hence, they were indeed far away from each other.
It was very quiet in Secret Garden at night that even the chirping sounds of crickets seemed particularly loud. Jayden crept toward the small building where Silvia was.
He thought that as long as he did not make any noise, no one in his family would find out about it. Little did he know that there were several busybodies standing on the rooftop of the main building, taking in his every move attentively.
Mia exclaimed excitedly, "Jayden is full of surprises. He had just told you this afternoon that he would never see Silvia. Look at what he is doing now! He is just eating on his own words."
As Jayden's mother and also Silvia's mother-in- law, Karen was considered a respected elder. Hence, hiding here and watching her son secretly was not the most appropriate thing to do. However, she was standing here after giving in to Mia's pestering.
The lights on the rooftop were not turned on. In the dark environment, one wouldn't be able to tell who was there if they didn't look carefully. Karen had initially wanted to pretend that she was not there by keeping quiet. Unexpectedly, she was the first person to be called out by Mia.
"We should all go back and rest. Stop looking anymore. Also, don't bring it up to Jayden tomorrow," Karen said.
"Aunt Karen, my mother will definitely let this slip. Let's make a bet if you don't believe me." It turned out that the reason why everyone was standing on the rooftop watching Jayden secretly was that Levi had reported this to them.
"Levi, are you even my son?" Mia had never come across someone who treated humiliating his mother like a hobby. If it weren't for the fact that Levi looked a lot like Neil, she would have thought that she had brought back the wrong child from the hospital years ago.
"Mia, make sure you don't spill the beans. If not, it would definitely piss Jayden off." Apparently, Levi was not the only one who didn't trust Mia. Karen, too, didn't trust her as well.
Mia put on a pitiful expression and said, "Karen, I can't believe that you don't trust me."
"Aunt Mia, me too," Karen Joy chimed in.
"You guys are such bullies!" Mia whined.
Karen reminded them again, "Alright. Let's all head back and get some rest. Remember, do not bring this up. Just pretend to not know anything tomorrow, especially you, Mia. You've won the Best Actress award at such a young age, so acting shouldn't be a problem for you. I believe that you can do it."
"Don't worry, Karen. I'll definitely put my acting skills to good use." Mia was someone who was hopelessly susceptible to praise and flattery. Just like what Neil said, she still didn't possess the consciousness that a wife should have.
"Mom, do you think Jayden will be able to make up with Silvia?" Among the four people upstairs, only Karen Joy was meeting Silvia for the first time. Even though she didn't know Silvia very well, Silvia made a good first impression on her.
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