Chapter 2783

"Steven? Where else do you think he'd be?" Mrs. Hughes chuckled. "He went out to find Kate, of course. Your brother and Kate are growing closer and closer."

She glanced surreptitiously at Denise and added, "By the way, how are you and Thomas doing now?

"This morning, your Aunt Tina told me she'd been trying to set you and Thomas up; how did everything go?"

Denise's heart turned cold when she heard this.

After listening to the audio recordings that Nigel had sent her, Denise finally knew the truth.

The reason Tina had so willingly treated her like a tool against Thomas was all because of Mrs. Hughes, her 'mother.'

Mrs. Hughes had once promised Tina that her daughter would listen to her every command. Not only that, but Mrs. Hughes was the one who had given Tina the idea to use Denise to seduce Thomas.

"She came from a poor family, and if she hadn't caught my eye when she was a child because of her looks, she might've been sold by her family and be working as a prostitute by now.