Yvonne showed Nina the message, and the commanding tone in Joe's words was unmistakable.

"You're not going," Nina said firmly. "What's he going to do about it? Even if he somehow finds this place, we have Nash here, and worst-case scenario, Nigel can help too, right?"

Nina's instincts told her there was something unspoken and troubling between Yvonne and Joe. She didn't push for details, but she wasn't about to let her friend fall deeper into a bad situation.

Yvonne, who deep down had no desire to see Joe, hesitated for a moment before deleting the message.

Back in the hotel lobby, Nigel approached them, holding a bouquet of roses behind his back.

"Yvonne, I wish you happiness every day and a handsome guy like me to brighten your life," he said with a playful grin, handing her the flowers.

"I've been wanting to give you roses for a while but could never find the right moment. Then I heard from Mr. York that you had a close call recently, and it really shook me. So I figured, why wait for the perfect moment? Sometimes, you just have to go for it." Yvonne instinctively wanted to refuse, but Nina quickly took the flowers and handed them back to her. She leaned in and whispered, "Just enjoy the moment. Don't overthink it, okay?"

she still felt uneasy about

beside Nash, leaving Yvonne to sit with Nigel on the opposite side. The atmosphere felt a bit off, and Yvonne

pulled out a necklace from nowhere, announcing with flair, "Ta-da! This is the first necklace designed by a famous French designer. Consider it my first gift to

a brief moment, she thought about accepting it, but

stormed in,

don't know what you're

with Nigel blocking the way, confident that Joe couldn't do anything to her

eyes landed on the necklace she wore, his anger flared. His gaze burned

you that necklace?" he

did he give

a smile.

Nigel, who remained cool with a smug smile playing on

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