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?"

is a partnership. You help me, and I'll return the

moment

extended her hand with a small

and shook it firmly. "To a successful

didn't feel much relief. Still, she believed her decision to push back against her family's control was a small

home. Daisy pulled her along to

Jolie opened her eyes and

"Happy birthday, Selena."

There was no reply.

across her eyes. But she quickly brushed it aside and got up to start her

...

Selena held her phone in hand,

maid approached Aveline and said, "Miss Aveline, someone from the Quin, family delivered an invitation for you. They're inviting you to

at Selena before taking the

down her phone,

skimmed the invitation and remarked, "I won't be

to Selena. "By the way, is Aaron coming to spend the day with you?" Selena nodded. "Yes, he should

to enjoy your time together. But before I go, I have a

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