Jolie set her phone aside, waiting for Daisy to finish her rambling before the call finally ended. She suddenly felt a sense of emptiness, as though everything around her had lost its flavor.

Pushing her plate of pasta away, she stood up and went to her bedroom to change clothes. Afterward, she stepped outside and made a call to lan.

"Mr. Moore, good evening," Jolie began directly. "I've made my decision. I think we can give this a try."

lan's voice was warm as he replied, "I think so too. Miss Quin, have you had dinner yet?"

"Not yet."

"Then let's have it together," lan offered. "I'll send you the location. It's a new restaurant I recently discovered-it's quite good."

"Sounds great," Jolie agreed.

She drove to the restaurant lan mentioned, and by the time she arrived, he was already waiting.

"Mr. Moore, you're early," Jolie said with a smile as she sat down across from him.

lan smiled gently. "This is technically our first official date. Naturally, I wanted to arrive early."

Jolie raised an eyebrow, amused, before saying, "My birthday is in a week. The Quin family is hosting a dinner cruise to celebrate. Would you be willing to attend as my boyfriend?" lan leaned back slightly, a faintly amused smile tugging at his lips. "You're putting me to work this quickly?"

replied calmly, "As you said, this is a partnership.

a moment before nodding.

hand with a small

hand and shook it

Jolie didn't feel much relief. Still, she believed her decision to push back against her

days leading up to her birthday, she returned to the Quin family home. Daisy pulled her along to choose a gown for the

eyes

"Happy birthday, Selena."

There was no reply.

trace of loneliness flickering across her eyes. But she quickly brushed it aside and got up

...

Cooper estate, Selena held her phone in hand,

Quin, family delivered an invitation for you. They're inviting

at Selena before taking the

put down her phone, saying

and

attention back to Selena. "By the way, is Aaron coming to spend

leave you two to enjoy

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