"Did Mr. Holcomb give you a hard time when he picked you up last night?" Michael asked.

Sage felt a little embarrassed when she remembered how lan had swept her away in public. “No, he didn't."

"That's good to hear.” He fell silent after saying that.

She assumed that he was just nervous about the upcoming preliminaries, so she smiled and offered him a few words of encouragement.

However, Michael replied solemnly, "Ms. Joyner, I might not be able to help you out right now, but please know that I will support you in whatever you do.”

Sage felt warm when she realized that Michael was concerned about her. "Don't worry. I'll manage just fine. Please just focus on your competition.”

Sage made her way to the sports complex after hanging up. There, she practiced kickboxing and the self-defense moves that Michael had taught her. Her punches had become more powerful. Even her coach noticed her rapid progress.

improved. However, her weight hadn't changed much. She told herself that this didn't matter,

to leave, she noticed Henry walking toward

are you here to

I'd like to invite you to a nearby café for

necessary. Please just cut to the

pointed to the lounge area. "Shall we go over

She nodded. “Sure.”

they sat down, he ordered two cups of coffee. "Ms. Joyner, Layla might've gotten the wrong idea when you told her that you saw a similar

who the seller was. "So... you think Layla's been acting this way because I brought it up?"

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