The atmosphere in the pavilion was already delicate, and when Mrs. Cole spoke, all the women in the room turned to look at Serena, even she herself was stunned.

“May I ask where Mrs. Cole heard this from?”

“Isn’t Vera working with you at Stellar Delight? She heard it from your colleagues.” Mrs. Cole looked around, appearing quite surprised. “Oh, could it be that none of you knew about this?”

Nancy exclaimed in surprise, “We really didn’t know, Serena, when ...