The girl stared in disbelief, her hands clutching her face.

"You hit me?"

Jolie blinked innocently at her. "Weren't you the one insisting I hit you earlier? I just gave you another slap to match your story. You should be used to it by now." "Jolie Quin!"

lan had reached his limit, his voice full of anger as he glared at her. "Apologize to her!"

Jolie glanced at him, her expression calm but icy. "Get lost."

She had thought he might be reasonable, but clearly, he was blinded by infatuation. She had no patience to deal with him any longer and turned to leave.

Before she could take a step, lan grabbed her arm roughly.

"Jolie, you're not leaving without apologizing! I don't think I've ever wronged you, have I? We used to get along just fine, didn't we?"

"Let go," Jolie said, her brows knitting in disgust. She hated being touched, especially by someone she considered beneath her.

lan tightened his grip, his hand digging into her arm hard enough to cause pain.

"Jolie, you will apologize to her, or-"

"Or what?"

cut through the tension like a

him heavy with an intimidating authority that made lan instinctively loosen his grip. "She said to

only someone accustomed to being in control could exude, was enough to make

quickened, and she hated how much

eyes flicked to Jolie, his tone softening slightly.

lan. "Just ran into a pair of delusional clowns. It's handled now."

in his, his

"You can't leave!"

presence, snapped out of her daze. Her expression

man was so handsome

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in his strong demeanor. It was obvious

her expression, she

walk away," she insisted, her voice wavering

her, his gaze cold and

the same time. Under his icy stare, she felt a mix of fear and exhilaration. Despite his detached expression, her

forgiveness," the girl said, trying to sound firm but unable to hide

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