As expected.

Jolie lowered her gaze slightly. Her pale face carried a fragile determination as she sat at the edge of the dining table. Her slender frame looked too weak to resist, yet the defiance in her eyes told another story. She couldn't escape.

But she wasn't willing to give in.

"I won't break up with him," she said, raising her eyes with a clear and unwavering resolve.

Terence let out a cold laugh. "Well, you've got guts. You really are my daughter. Let's see how long your resolve lasts!"

With that, he abruptly stood and stormed out of the dining room.

Daisy frowned at Jolie. "Jolie, why are you so stubborn? Ian Wheeler isn't the right person for you. Why won't you listen to us? Do you really think we'd harm you?" Jolie replied calmly, "Is what's 'right' always the best?"

"Of course," Daisy said firmly. "If someone fits in every way, that's what's best."

"I don't agree," Jolie said softly, her gaze dropping as she rejected her mother's words.

"You're being too narrow-minded," Daisy sighed in frustration. "One day, you'll understand that everything we're doing is for your own good."

Jolie didn't respond further and began eating, though there was no life to her actions. She looked like a lifeless robot, her spirit dulled and devoid of any vibrancy.

...

discharged, Jackie immediately passed the news

He kept tapping the screen to wake it, only to let it go dark again moments later. This

he

for

that night, she had rejected

month, he hadn't reached out

though he received updates

his thoughts and took it

injury was healing, whether she was resting well, how long she watched TV, how much time she

though a vivid, living image of Jolie appeared right in front

weren't together, time

the opposite was true-he found himself wanting her more with each passing day. To see her. To hold her. To kiss

more uncontrollable with

him. She had her principles, and

argued what

he wanted her, he should have

boyfriend was worthless and unfit for her. He should help her make the right

internal conflict, Gavin grew

had been spinning a pen between his fingers, froze mid. After a brief pause, he grabbed his phone and dialed her

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