Jenny’s eyelashes trembled, her face a mask of disbelief.
"Ashton is going back to his hotown to get married?" She frowned deeply. "How is that possible? I’m not even planning to get married this soon. Who is he marrying back ho?"
"You idiot!" Nut tilted its head up to stare at Jenny. "Ashton has a fiancée back in his hotown. They’re already engaged! You’re the only fool he’s managed to keep in the dark!"
"Renee, you have to be kidding , right?" Jenny’s voice trembled as she spoke. "Ashton is so good to . He would never do anything to hurt ."
Renee Jennings’ slender brows drew together. "Ashton has a fiancée back in his hotown whom he’s already engaged to."
The color drained from Jenny’s face. Her eyes widened as she murmured, "This... I don’t believe it..."
[OMG! Her boyfriend has a fiancée???]
[How long have you two been dating? That’s awful!]
[I bet Jenny was the other woman!!!]
[Host, ask Nut! Quick!]
"Nut," Renee Jennings said, her tone grave. "Did Ashton et his fiancée first, or did he et Jenny first?"
"He t Jenny first," Nut said. "Ashton went ho over the Chinese New Year for matchmaking dates. He told everyone he was single."
"You’re a good kitty, Nut. You know so much." After praising the cat, Renee Jennings looked at Jenny. "How long have you and Ashton been together?"
Jenny’s spirits were low. "A year and a half."
Renee Jennings frowned slightly. "Nut said Ashton went ho for matchmaking dates over the Chinese New Year."
"The Chinese New Year?" Jenny murmured. Then, as if a thought had suddenly struck her, she grabbed her phone and started scrolling through her chat history.
She found the conversations from around the New Year.
Back then, when she ssaged Ashton, his replies would be delayed for long periods. He wouldn’t pick up her calls or answer her video chats.
His explanation at the ti was that he was busy entertaining family and friends.
But now...
’Was he so busy over the New Year because he was actually on dates?’
Jenny switched back to the livestream app. Looking at Renee Jennings on the screen, her voice choked with sobs. "Renee, can you ask Nut for ... when is Ashton going back to his hotown to get married?"
"Okay." Renee Jennings nodded.
Nut couldn’t rember the exact date. It thought for a long mont before answering, "I think they said around the May Day holiday."
"May Day?" Renee Jennings glanced at a nearby calendar. "That’s coming up soon."
[Damn, the May Day holiday is only half a month away.]
[He hasn’t broken up with her yet. Don’t tell he plans to keep seeing Jenny on the side?]
[Fuck, that kind of guy is disgusting!]
Jenny watched the comnts scroll by, her heart a painful, complicated ss.
Her eyes burned with fresh tears, and she fought to keep them from spilling over.
’Is Ashton really that kind of person?’
Jenny couldn’t believe it.
Her boyfriend of a year and a half was getting married in just two weeks, and she had been kept completely in the dark.
Jenny found the whole situation utterly absurd.
"It’s just so ridiculous," Jenny finally broke down, burying her face in her hands and sobbing.
[Sigh, she’s so pitiful.]
[I feel so bad for Jenny!]
[Jenny, drop Ashton’s info. I’ll get so guys to teach him a lesson!]
[Both Jenny and the fiancée are victims here. Does anyone have the fiancée’s info? We need to contact her and let her know what Ashton is really like!]
[Agreed! If he’s going to two-ti them, let’s make sure he ends up with neither!]
Renee Jennings thought the audience’s suggestion was excellent.
She looked at Jenny and asked softly, "I think everyone has the right idea. What do you think, Jenny?"
Jenny took a deep breath, wiped her tears away, and nodded. "Okay! I want to know if his fiancée is aware of this, too."
"Can you show us a photo of Ashton?" Renee Jennings said calmly. "There are thirty thousand people in this stream. Soone is bound to recognize him."
"I can." Jenny grabbed a nearby picture fra. It held a photo of her and Ashton together. "This is Ashton."
Renee Jennings: "Could everyone in the stream take a look and see if you recognize this man, Ashton."
[Everyone, stop flooding the chat for a minute!]
[Keep it clear! Let’s wait for soone who knows this scumbag to show up!]
The seconds ticked by. Renee Jennings pressed her lips together, feeling an unexpected pang of nervousness.
The hand Jenny used to hold the fra trembled slightly, and her heart began to pound.
After a long while, a comnt popped up that caught the attention of all thirty thousand viewers.
[He looks like my friend’s cousin’s boyfriend. I t him at a party once!]
Renee Jennings focused on the user’s ID and slowly asked, "Ruthless Stepmom, are you sure?"
[Ruthless Stepmom: Hold on, I’m sending a screenshot to my friend to ask.]
Renee Jennings: "Thank you. We appreciate the trouble."
[Ruthless Stepmom: No problem. Taking out the trash is a public service!]
Likely drawn in by the drama, more and more people flooded into the stream, and the viewer count shot up to forty thousand.
[Just got here. What’s going on? Where’s the scumbag?]
[Hehe, what’s the tea?]
[...]
The audience erupted into another heated discussion.
[Ruthless Stepmom: Everyone, hang on. My friend is checking her cousin’s social dia feed.]
Renee Jennings’ lips curved into a slight smile. "Okay."
Five minutes later, Ruthless Stepmom posted again.
[OMG! My friend just sent a picture of her cousin and her boyfriend. It’s really him!]
Jenny’s heart sank. The last shred of hope deep inside her was extinguished.
Her eyes were bright red as she covered her mouth, letting out quiet sobs.
Renee Jennings said gently, "Ruthless Stepmom, could you ask for your friend’s cousin’s contact information?"
[Ruthless Stepmom: Host, my friend already told her cousin what’s happening. I’ll have the cousin co to the stream to talk to everyone.]
[Ruthless Stepmom is clutch!]
[Aweso! Make that scumbag regret this for the rest of his life!]
[Is the cousin here? Send a request to join the stream!!!]
[Excuse , what’s happening? My cousin told she saw a picture of my fiancé on this stream. Can soone tell what’s going on?]
[Is Sleepy Senior the cousin?]
Renee Jennings also spoke up. "Sleepy Senior, are you the cousin that Ruthless Stepmom’s friend ntioned?"
[Sleepy Senior: I think so.]
Renee Jennings: "Then please send a request to join the stream."
[Sleepy Senior: Sent.]
"Alright." Renee Jennings accepted Sleepy Senior’s request.
The stream switched to a three-way split-screen, and a short-haired young woman with monolids appeared.
"Hello, Host. Can you tell what’s going on?"
"Of course," Renee Jennings said with a small smile. "Jenny, what is Ashton’s full na?"
Jenny took a deep breath. "His na is Carson Larkin."
Hearing the na, Sleepy Senior’s eyes flew wide with surprise. "You know Carson Larkin?"
Renee Jennings explained softly, "Carson Larkin has been Jenny’s boyfriend for the past year and a half."
"What?" Sleepy Senior was stunned. "How is that possible? There must be a mistake. When we were set up, Carson said he’d been single for three years."
"Is that right?" Jenny scoffed, holding up the picture fra. "This is a photo of and Carson Larkin. We’ve been dating for a year and a half, and we have pictures together from every single month. I can prove I’m not lying."
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