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.

this way with him-didn't it mean she now

thoughts,

"No," he repeated.

her hands as

me!" she muttered to herself.

Hmph!

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

and focused on finishing

plate of pasta, she wiped her mouth clean, got up, and left without

for such a

to say she could come to him if she wanted to eat

about it more, her

Ahem...

was a good excuse to interact

hadn't forgotten what Selena had

only problem was that she still hadn't figured out how to bring it

could take her time and think it

...

getting caught time and again. Each incident

her heart pounding in

later, Gavin knocked

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