Chapter 312: Chapter 312: Your Boyfriend Is Probably in Love

The night breeze rustled the window screen. Renee Jennings lay in bed, thinking about Diana Jennings and Jaden Forrest.

In her dream, Jaden Forrest had discovered she was impersonating Diana, and later, Diana and Jaden had ended up together.

’Now that the plot has changed, will Diana and Jaden still end up together?’

Meanwhile, in another part of Zenvia.

A man in a black robe stood before a massive floor-to-ceiling window, gazing down at the cityscape as a myriad of thoughts churned in his eyes.

The slender figure of Diana Jennings flashed repeatedly through his mind.

After a long while, Jaden Forrest finally turned, pulled back the covers, and lay down.

That night, he dreamed again of that chaotic night five years ago.

He had been drugged and, by a cruel twist of fate, had hurt a young woman.

She had cried endlessly, begging him to let her go, but he had already lost all reason...

The next day, the first thing Jaden Forrest did after waking up was call Joel Joyce. "Investigate the girl from the elevator yesterday."

Joel Joyce paused for a moment, then immediately replied, "Yes, President Forrest."

**

The curtains in the room were drawn tight, not letting in a single sliver of light.

Suddenly, a phone began to ring urgently.

Renee Jennings groggily opened her eyes and saw Sawyer’s name on her phone screen.

"Sawyer?"

"Renee, are you still sleeping?"

"I just woke up. What’s up?"

"The boss wants you to come down to the station." Sawyer hadn’t known she was still asleep. "If I’d known, I would’ve just texted you. Sorry for waking you."

"It’s fine, I was about to get up anyway." Renee Jennings got out of bed, pulled open the curtains, and squinted at the view outside. "Is something wrong?"

Sawyer said, "The boss didn’t say."

Renee Jennings replied, "Okay, I’ll get ready and head over."

After hanging up, she stretched, washed up, went downstairs, and had a quick bite before driving to the police station.

"Renee’s here."

"Renee."

"..."

The moment Renee Jennings stepped into the station, people started greeting her.

Sawyer saw her and hurried over with a smile. "The boss is in his office."

"Okay. Let’s all grab lunch later." After saying this, Renee Jennings walked to the door of Henry Stark’s office and knocked.

"Come in."

Renee Jennings pushed the door open and raised an eyebrow. "Henry, Sawyer said you were looking for me?"

"You’re here." A faint smile touched Henry Stark’s lips as he stood up. "I have good news. The bonus the department applied for on your behalf came through."

He handed a document to Renee Jennings. "See if this is enough. If not, I can have Director Lowell push for more."

This was Renee Jennings’s first bonus since becoming a special consultant for the criminal investigation division.

Renee Jennings saw the amount on the document—800,000. It wasn’t a small sum.

She raised an eyebrow. "It’s more than enough. Can’t get too greedy."

"Then just sign here." Henry Stark handed her a pen. "It’ll be in your account by tomorrow at the latest."

After signing her name, Renee Jennings returned the pen and smiled. "In that case, lunch is on me today."

"Treating me to lunch?" Henry Stark’s dark brows lifted slightly, a hint of a smile in his deep, dark eyes. "Alright."

He thought Renee Jennings was treating him to lunch alone, but when they left the station, Sawyer, Kyle Morgan, Levi Hollis, and Zachary Conway were all with them.

Henry Stark’s slightly raised brow slowly lowered, and a feeling like a damp ball of cotton seemed to lodge in his chest.

**

「Ten o’clock at night.」

Dark clouds swallowed the starry sky, and a sudden rainstorm swept through Zenvia without warning.

Renee Jennings hadn’t streamed for nearly a week, but her follower count had surprisingly surpassed five million. Her private messages were flooded with requests for her to go live.

Renee Jennings carried a plate of braised duck parts, made by Rhea Dempsey, into her study.

She planned to gnaw on duck feet and wings while streaming today.

The moment she started her stream, live comments began to flood the screen.

[You’re finally here!]

[This week felt so long!]

[Renee, I heard you helped the police solve a case this week!]

Renee Jennings scanned the live comments and raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And who did you hear that from?"

[Huh? Renee, you didn’t see the video?]

[When they were recovering the body at the barbecue campsite, a bystander posted a video, and I recognized you immediately! So pretty!]

[That’s my favorite streamer for you!]

[I’m a new fan, how do I get to talk to the streamer?]

Renee Jennings smiled and explained, "The connection is random."

She glanced at the viewer count in the top right corner—already ten thousand people. "Alright everyone, get ready. We’ll start connecting in two minutes."

Renee Jennings put on a pair of disposable gloves, picked up a duck wing, and waved it in front of the camera. "We’ll eat and chat today."

[I’ve got some too!]

[Whoa, got a beer to go with that?]

"No alcohol," Renee Jennings said with a slight smile. "We’re at twenty thousand viewers now. Let’s start the connection."

"SodaCracker" connected to the stream.

The screen split into two, showing a girl with her hair in a half-up style. She said in pleasant surprise, "It connected to me! This is great!"

"Hello, SodaCracker," Renee Jennings said, watching her with a warm smile.

SodaCracker suppressed her excitement and tried to remain calm. "Hi, Renee. I’m so happy I got to connect to your stream."

"I’m happy too." Renee Jennings’s eyes twinkled with a smile. "Is there something I can help you with?"

SodaCracker’s face reddened slightly as she said in a small voice, "Renee, it’s about a relationship problem..."

[Ooh, I love relationship drama!]

[Hehe, I like the relationship stuff too.]

"It’s okay." Sensing SodaCracker’s shyness and embarrassment, Renee Jennings’s tone softened. "Go ahead and tell me about it."

"Okay." SodaCracker nodded, then turned her head and called out, "Mimi, come here."

A moment later, a fluffy poodle appeared in her arms.

SodaCracker bit her lip, looked at Renee Jennings, and said shyly, "Renee, Mimi is a dog my boyfriend gave me."

"Mimi is very cute," Renee Jennings nodded.

SodaCracker stroked Mimi’s head, looking a little uneasy. "It’s just that... lately, my boyfriend has been acting a little strange."

"How so?" Renee Jennings’s expression turned serious.

SodaCracker said, "He used to wait for me to have dinner after work, and we’d take Mimi for a walk and go grocery shopping together... but he’s changed recently."

"When you say he’s changed, you mean he doesn’t wait for you for dinner, walk Mimi, or go grocery shopping anymore?" Renee Jennings asked. "Could it be because he’s busy with work?"

"It’s not work." SodaCracker shook her head, a bitter smile on her face. "He’s been going out with friends. At first, I also thought he was working overtime. I bought him a late-night snack and waited for him outside his office, but I ran into his colleague who told me he’d left work a long time ago."

"And..." A faint blush crept up her cheeks. She lowered her eyes and said softly, "things in the bedroom... haven’t been as great, either."

[Is he seeing someone else?]

[I bet your boyfriend’s fallen for someone else.]

[He’s definitely had a change of heart.]

Renee Jennings put down the duck wing she was eating and let out a soft sigh. "SodaCracker, are you hoping I’ll ask Mimi?"

"Yes." SodaCracker nodded. "I was away on a business trip a few days ago, so it was just him and Mimi at home. I want to know if he was coming back late then too, and if he mentioned anything about us to anyone else."

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