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

mind raced with thoughts, but outwardly, he

"No," he repeated.

hands

me!" she muttered to

Hmph!

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

ignored him and focused

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

for

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

she thought about it more,

Ahem...

was a good excuse to interact

what

she still hadn't figured

were five chances left. She could

...

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

with her heart pounding

Gavin knocked

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