“Lance, you're back. Have you been busy lately?" Keilani rose and greeted Lance.

Hearing Keilani, Lance stared at her intently but responded with silence.

"Hey! Why are you looking at me like that?" As Lance's eyes bore into her, Keilani couldn't help feeling a sense of unease. He was looking at her like she was a guilty criminal.

Lance withdrew his sharp gaze and redirected his attention to Alice, his tone clipped as he addressed her, “Alice, could you give us some privacy? I have something to talk to Keilani."

Keilani's heart skipped a beat. Did he find out about her being Jennie's so-called biological mother? Although she knew this conversation was inevitable and this day would come, she hadn't seen it coming this soon and hadn't formulated a plausible explanation for the situation yet.