Marcus interjected softly, “A friend to watch the aurora borealis with, see the sunrise, and go clubbing? If such friends are common, introduce one to Elva.

She could use such a friend.

Elva, inadvertently dragged into the conversation, chose to remain silent.

The focus remained squarely on Olivia.

She picked up another magazine, flipping through it before eventually saying, “It just wasn’t meant to be.

I had no choice.

Leonel dropped the subject.

His suspicion had been piqued because, in business discussions, Raphael often brought up Olivia.

He seemed eager to ingratiate himself into Leonel’s personal life to become his friend, but Leonel was no fool.

He sensed that Pryor Technology’s interest in collaboration was a facade, and Raphael was primarily aimed at getting closer to Olivia.

a complex character to deal

Leonel adopted

one, turned to Leonel

handle her

just cut her some

feel protective of her?” Leonel asked, his voice dropping to

he added gently, “I

continued their conversation side by side, their tone

Waylen and Rena, it seemed there was a deeper connection rekindling between them, easing their

and Rena harbored hopes that Leonel and

exchanged smiles and

devoured and the rum consumed; even Leonel, who typically abstained,

having just settled Cordelia into bed, descended the stairs to find Leonel seated on the living room

him, she inquired, “Why are you still

her to sit beside

proposal for a collaboration with

but I’m

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