The warm touch of the woman's fingertips made Taya feel a little uncomfortable, and she tilted her head back. "Mrs. Yardley…" Her soft reminder slowly brought Jocelyn back to her senses. "I'm sorry, I lost control…" After she returned to Aronland, Jocelyn thought hard for a long time before she finally got over her fear of this face. "Anyway, my son was gone, and my retribution would come as expected, so why should I be afraid?" Thinking of this, Jocelyn moved her lips helplessly…. "Ms. Palmer, you look exactly like your mother." Was it because she looked exactly like her mother that jocelyn was so shocked at the first sight of her? But more than the shock, Taya felt as if Jocelyn was more frightened when she saw her. Did Jocelyn do something bad to her mother that made Jocelyn afraid of her? When Taya was full of doubts, Jocelyn looked at her face and suddenly smiled softly. "Your mother was a great beauty before she was disfigured, just like you. What a pity…" After Jocelyn said that, she stopped abruptly. There was fear in her eyes, as if she was afraid of what she had done back then.. Jocelyn did not continue talking, Taya couldn't get any evidence, so she could only indirectly ask, "Why was she disfigured?" Jocelyn shook her head, unwilling to reveal those old stories. Taya thought her mother's disfigurement must have had something to do with Jocelyn, otherwise Jocelyn wouldn't have been afraid of her. Since it was related to Jocelyn, she could not reveal that she had guessed it, otherwise it would alarm Jocelyn and make her wary. Taya temporarily suppressed the doubts in her mind and asked another question. "May I know who is my mother?" When she asked the question, she clenched her fists nervously. As an orphan who was abandoned at an orphanage, she was already very satisfied when she suddenly learned that she had a sister. Now, someone told the orphan that she knew the orphan's mother, and anyone would be anxious to know it. Instead of telling Taya, Jocelyn crossed over to her and looked in Grace's direction. "How about you give me Grace if I tell you who your mother is?" Despite the many wrongs she did to Taya's mother, as a prominent businesswoman, she prioritized profit before Taya discovered the truth. It's the Sherwood Group's principle of doing business. Jocelyn had always taken it to heart and did not dare forget it. Taya did not expect Jocelyn to use her mother's information as bait to take Grace away. The look of anticipation in her eyes suddenly dimmed. "Since you don't want to tell me, then just forget it." With that, Taya turned and was about to walk away, but Jocelyn quickly grabbed her hand. "This deal is not a loss for you. If you knew who your mother is, you wouldn't have mated Griffon Knight." Taya's footsteps stopped, and she turned her head, frowning and staring intently at Jocelyn…. Amon had said more than once that Griffon was not a good match for her, and now his mother was saying similar things. It was clear that there was no animosity between her and Griffon except for the previous misunderstanding, so why did they say that? "Ms. Palmer, for your lifelong happiness, you should think about it…" Jocelyn sidestepped, blocking Griffon' view, and slipped a business card into Taya's palm. "This is my business card with my phone number on it. Call me after you thought it through." Taya looked down at the business card and then raised her calm eyes to look at Jocelyn. "What does whether I mate Griffon or not have to do with who my mother is?" If Taya did not agree to hand over Grace, Jocelyn would not tell her all the rights and wrongs of the feud, so she chose to remain silent. "I'll wait for your call." With that, she patted Taya on the shoulder, turned and left. Seeing the graceful figure disappear into the crowd, Taya fell into deep thought. Griffon walked up to her, lowered his eyes and glanced at the business card she was holding. But he asked nothing, just took her hand and said, "Taya, let's go home." The words "Let's go home" brought Taya back from her bewilderment. She raised her chin slightly and looked at the tall and straight man in front of her. She opened her lips to say something, but in the end she gave it up, and just nodded to him. After leading her into the car, Griffon took a seat beside her and reached out to fasten her seat belt. Taya looked at the man who was buckling her seat belt, rubbed her fingers holding the business card a few times, then suddenly let go. "Griffon…" "Um?" Coming softly from his throat, the man's pleasant voice was deep and magnetic. "Mrs. Yardley knows who my mother is, but she wants to trade it for Grace." "She also said…" Seeing her pause, Griffon turned his head slightly and opened his mouth. "She wants you to stay away from me?" Taya froze for a moment, seemingly not expecting him to have guessed it. After a few seconds of hesitation with her head down, she chose to tell him the truth. "She said I wouldn't mate you as long as I know who my mother is." "From what she said, it seems there was some resentment between my mother and you." Griffon paused for a moment. In fact, he was rather afraid that someone would come and mess up before the mating ceremony, but he did not expect it to come in this way. Staring at Taya's fair face for a moment, he helped her pin the wind-blown hair behind her ear with his fingers. "What do you think?" He asked. Taya clutched the business card in her hand and shook her head without any words. Seeing that she was silent, Griffon thought she was shaken and felt a little annoyed and frustrated. After sitting quietly for a while, he suddenly reached out and pulled off the black tie above his shirt. He was slightly relieved to be free of the tie, but still restless. He felt his pocket, there were no cigarettes. Apparently he had quit smoking a long time ago, but he suddenly felt like smoking. He couldn't find any cigarettes, so he had to open the windows and let the cold wind outside pour in violently.