Aaron carefully observed Lucas' expression. He noticed that his demeanor had quickly turned cold, and even his entire aura had shifted.

Aaron cleared his throat and said, "Well, maybe I got it wrong. He wasn't here to celebrate your birthday. She was..."

"Shut up!"

Lucas snapped, handing the phone back to him before getting up and walking away.

Aaron fumbled to catch the phone and hurriedly asked, "Hey, where are you going?"

...

On the same floor, in another private room.

Aveline pushed the door open and walked in. She saw Russell seated in the middle of the sofa, surrounded by a group of people. The atmosphere in the room was lively, and everyone was complimenting him. "Russ," Aveline greeted as she approached, a faint smile appearing on her face.

Russell heard her voice and looked her way. A charming smile immediately spread across his delicate, handsome face. "You're here, have a seat."

Seeing this, the people around quickly made space for Aveline.

She walked over and handed him a bag. "Happy birthday."

Russell looked even more surprised. When he saw the shirt inside the bag, his smile deepened. "Out of all these people, your gift is the one I like the most. I'm about to start working at the company, and I actually needed a shirt. Thank you."

possibly lack clothes to wear? It was

his phone and snapped a photo

and started drinking

his post, Russell asked, "How have you been

"Pretty good, nothing unexpected

Russell nodded. "That's good."

who's this

you introduce

a loud and boisterous personality noticed how close Russell

and

She's shy!" The

Russell's tone,

spreading across

like your

something special!"

atmosphere was a bit overwhelming for her, and she still felt

her arm and said, "They're just used to

Aveline nodded. "I won't."

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