Two months later, the Payne Group declared bankruptcy, leaving many people shaking their heads and sighing.
Evan was overjoyed when he heard the news, but I felt nothing in particular. It was all in the past now. To me, Jason was just a stranger.
Ever since we returned to the country, Evan had become more and more childish.
He especially loved taking me to all kinds of banquets and was obsessed with picking out clothes for me to wear.
There was something interesting about this gala dinner—I ended up overhearing quite a bit of gossip about Jason.
"Heard the news? The former Mrs. Payne is actually with that Mr. Ashford now."
"But he is already seventy! He's old enough to be her grandfather. How could she sink that low?"
"Wait a minute, I thought she was pregnant. Would Mr. Ashford rea
