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.

that she was acting this way with him-didn't it mean she now considered him someone

mind raced with thoughts, but outwardly, he remained

"No," he repeated.

withdrawing her hands as she

teach me!" she muttered to

Hmph!

with an amused look. In a calm voice, he said,

focused on finishing her

plate of pasta, she wiped her

temper for such a petty matter, but he

even had the nerve to say she could come to him if

thought about it more,

Ahem...

a good excuse to interact

what Selena

was that she still hadn't figured

She could

...

sent updates, describing how the imposter overseas had narrowly avoided getting caught time and again. Each incident was

with her heart pounding in

days later, Gavin knocked

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