Upon hearing this, Jolie looked at him. "Can I refuse you?"

"Of course you can," Gavin replied without hesitation.

Jolie eyed him skeptically, finding it hard to believe he would give in so easily.

Gavin figured that even if she refused, there were still six obligations left to fulfill. Once those were over, their ties would be completely severed. He was confident that by then, she wouldn't occupy any more of his thoughts. In his life, emotions had never been a priority. Career and power were always paramount. He had set his goals clearly from a young age.

So even though he now realized he liked Jolie, he wouldn't do anything irrational for the sake of feelings. That wasn't who he was.

Jolie's eyes gradually brightened. She had assumed he was the kind of person who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted, resorting to forceful tactics if she disagreed. His rationality made things much simpler! "Mr. Cooper, I'm sorry," Jolie said after deliberating for a moment. "We're not very compatible."

"Alright."

The rejection was evident.

Gavin's expression remained neutral as he replied calmly, "There are still six obligations left. Don't forget them."

With that, he got up and left the hospital room.

let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that after six more encounters,

a thorough investigation, covering everything from lan's

she really didn't know

that after lan went abroad, he met a girl who was also studying overseas.

lan had never introduced her to his family. Even now, they were still together. In fact, right after

Tsk, tsk...

investigation was

have OCD or

documents, Jolie felt no waves of emotion. After all, she didn't love lan, so she was indifferent to

tore the documents into pieces and

hunger, she realized she was all alone in the hospital room and couldn't

face quickly faded,

then, the door to the

see a woman she didn't recognize entering. The stranger was dressed in a caregiver's

hello. I'm

me Jackie. Here's your dinner. Would you like to eat something?" Jackie spoke with an warm smile, her kind demeanor radiating an inexplicable

Jolie nodded. "Alright."

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