Chapter 60

"Really? He has a girlfriend already?" Mrs. Foster Senior exclaimed, her face lighting up with joy. Sarah nodded excitedly in response. Seeing the confusion on my face, Mrs. Foster Senior quickly explained with a smile, "My grandson has a girlfriend now." I froze for a moment before saying, "Congratulations!" "It really is something worth celebrating," Sarah chimed in, her grin widening. "Mr. Jackman has finally decided to settle down. He's been working so hard the past few years, refusing to listen to anyone's advice!" Yet I didn't press further. After all, there were only two possibilities. One was that Gideon really did have a girlfriend, and he had told Mrs. Foster Senior himself. The second was that Eric had seen me earlier that day, mistaken me for Gideon's girlfriend, and spread the gossip. If it were the latter, it wouldn't be a problem. Once Gideon cleared things up, everything would be resolved. But what worried me was if he really did have a girlfriend. I pulled ou