Jolie took a bite of the noodles and then looked over at Gavin.

"What is it?" Gavin asked in a calm tone, meeting her gaze.

Setting her utensils down, Jolie stared at him earnestly. "Tell me, how did you make this? Can you teach me?"

The same pasta, the same vegetables, the same seasoning-how could it taste so much better when he made it?

How on earth did he do it?

She was dying to know!

"No," Gavin replied bluntly.

Jolie's expression almost crumbled.

Grabbing his arm, she began to shake it lightly. "Come on, teach me! I'm willing to pay tuition. This is really so good! Teach me, won't you?"

She was trying to coax him.

Gavin glanced at her small hands resting on his arm.

In the past, she was always polite and reserved around him, maintaining a calm and composed demeanor. But now, she had dropped the mask, gradually revealing more of her genuine emotions in front of him. And this playful, coaxing behavior? That was something reserved for those she felt close to.

fact that she was acting this way with him-didn't it mean she

raced with thoughts,

"No," he repeated.

her hands as

she muttered

Hmph!

an amused look. In a calm voice, he

him and focused on

pasta, she wiped her

quite the temper for such a petty matter,

sat on the couch, still fuming. He wouldn't teach her and even had the nerve to say she could come to him if she wanted to eat again. Was he doing

she thought about it

Ahem...

a good excuse to

what Selena

hadn't figured out how

could take her time and

...

imposter overseas had narrowly avoided getting caught time and again. Each incident was a dangerously close call, leaving Jolie

with her

days later, Gavin knocked on her

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