Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

The car arrived promptly at the club Jaylene had mentioned. As she stepped out of the car, Larry called out, Ms. Saun."

Jaylene glanced at him.

Larry pressed his lips together before inquiring, "Do you need me to stick around?"

Jaylene unfastened her seatbelt and responded calmly, "No, you can go." Then, after a brief pause, she retrieved her wallet, extracted some cash, and handed it to Larry, "For the ride."

Larry was taken aback and promptly declined, "Ms. Saun, I didn't drive you here for this-’ "I know," Jaylene cut in, her tone carrying malice, "but I don't like being indebted to anyone. If you feel uneasy," she continued with a sneer, "then help me give Stella a piece of my mind. I've had enough of her."

With that, she let out a cold laugh, tossed the money onto the seat, and exited the car.

Larry watched her depart, his expression betraying a hint of complexity, until his phone rang, snapping him back to reality. He answered the call, lowering his voice, "Hello."

Joe Esper was in the middle of a gaming session with his friends when he heard the sound of the door downstairs opening. Startled, he assumed it was his dad, swiftly powered off his phone, and dashed downstairs, only to find it was his mom. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mom, weren't you supposed to be having dinner with Godmother? Why are you home so early?"

Grace Allock changed her shoes with an air of annoyance, remarking, "Let's not dwell on it; it's just bad luck!"

She proceeded to recount the events of the day at Cotton Rose Restaurant to her son.

Joe was taken aback.

Bright and early, "Stella’s Ex-Husband" had messaged him, inquiring if his mom had any lunch plans for the day.

Perplexed, he asked how he had known.

The response was vague, merely urging him to persuade his mom to switch their lunch venue from The Deli to Cotton Rose Restaurant to aid his goddess in her career.

Being a devoted fan, he didn't hesitate to convince his mom to make the switch, warning her of dire consequences if she didn't comply. His mom, being superstitious, readily believed him.

Now, reflecting on his mom's story, he couldn't shake the feeling that he had unwittingly aided the goddess in ensnaring his mom into an arrangement.

Grace was still fuming, "The Saun family has definitely emboldened Darcie Arnold. She's completely forgotten her roots! And the audacity to deceive me! Look at her daughter, as thin as a rake, yet she has the nerve to look down on Aaron? She's not even fit to touch his shoes! A woman with loose morals, just like her mother! Always coveting what belongs to her sisters and other men!"

After her tirade, she glanced at her son, "You need to be careful when choosing a girlfriend in the future. We can relax our standards on social status a bit, but we must never choose someone with a tainted heart! Marrying into such a family would spell disaster!"

Joe snapped back to reality, hugged his mom from behind, and playfully pleaded, "We can relax the standards on status, but how about age, Mom?" This is from NôvelDrama.Org.

Grace, busying herself with brewing tea, inquired, "How many years difference are we talking?"

Joe suggested, "Six or seven years?’

Grace paused for a moment, then regarded him with a bemused expression, "Are you eyeing a girl in middle school? How far gone are you?

Aren’t you afraid your dad will break your legs?"

Joe's expression darkened, "I meant someone who's six or seven years older than me! How sick do you think I am? Do you think I would actually pursue a middle schooler?"

Grace relaxed upon realizing the girl was older than him. "I have no objections, but-"

She shot a pointed look at her son, "Someone who's six or seven years older than you has been around the block. What makes you think she'd be interested in you? Go play somewhere else."

Joe, feeling frustrated, trudged upstairs and sent a message to "Stella’s Ex- Husband", "Brother, are you secretly a fortune-teller? Damn, you're too spot- on!"

On the other end, Keegan Kane spat out his drink in surprise.