Aveline found herself at a loss for words, left only with silence in response.

Russell smiled faintly and stood up, saying, "I'll be going now. Get some rest. If you ever run into any problems, just give me a call."

He rose from his seat, and Aveline followed suit, watching as he left. When the door closed, she couldn't help but sigh.

How did things end up going in this direction?

She sat back down on the sofa, taking small sips of juice, her thoughts drifting back to everything that had happened since she met Russell. It all gave her a bit of a headache.

She owed him a lot. But she didn't know how to repay it.

Aveline sighed again and stood up, heading to the study.

...

flawlessly done, her face

chair, a diamond necklace around his neck reflecting

and asked, "So, what do you

her, asking, "Have you thought about the thing I

at him and

pretending to be clueless? But you should also know that playing dumb won't solve anything." Selena, satisfied with her photos, saved them before putting her phone down. A faint smile played on her lips, and there was a

before, I won't be

not a problem anymore. I won't be getting

with curiosity. "Don't tell me you defied your family's arranged marriage for me? Don't do that-I don't want to be put on some high-society hit list or hunted down. That would be

I won't be getting engaged now. Selena, you

no longer hid his determination, as if she already belonged to

swirling it gently, and sighed

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