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Jolie glanced at it, her eyes widening in shock as she realized it was a detailed dossier on lan.
Staring at Gavin in disbelief, she asked, "What... what is this supposed to mean?"
She didn't even look at the contents again, her mind swirling with chaos.
"To show you the kind of person you're so adamantly defending," Gavin said coolly, his expression steady.
Jolie's grip on the bedsheet tightened as her thoughts spun out of control. She struggled to process what was
happening.
"Why are you doing this?"
Their relationship was supposed to be simple-a transactional repayment of a favor. So why was he meddling in
her life? Why investigate lan? Why did he care so much about her relationship with lan?
A flood of questions filled her mind, and though the answer seemed obvious, she couldn't bring herself to believe
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Gavin looked into her dark, clear eyes, finding something there he couldn't quite decipher. It was rare for him to
not understand someone's emotions, and it unsettled him.
He frowned slightly. "What are you asking?"
"|..." Jolie opened her mouth but couldn't find the words. She hesitated, a wave of embarrassment washing over
her.
Pressing her lips together, she closed her eyes briefly, then decided to ask outright. "Gavin, are you doing all this
because... you like me? Because you want to dateseriously?" Her question hung in the air, plunging the
room into silence.
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Jolie's lashes quivered with nervous tension, her breaths shallow as her heart pounded wildly. She couldn't
believe she'd just said that, yet now that it was out, all she could do was wait for his response. Gavin's sharp
gaze remained fixed on her, his expression unreadable. Her direct question seemed to catch him off guard, as
though it had unlocked a thought he hadn't fully explored before.
He didn't respond immediately, the weight of her words filling the space between them.
Jolie felt her chest tighten with every passing second. The quiet tension was unbearable, and her mind raced
with what his answer might mean. Would he confirm her suspicion? Or would he dismiss her outright? Finally,
Gavin leaned back slightly in his chair, his lips curving into a faint, enigmatic smile. "And what if | am?" he said,
his voice steady, yet carrying a depth she couldn't quite grasp.
Her breath caught. For a moment, the world seemed to tilt, and she wasn't sure how to respond.
Gavin could clearly recognize it now-he cared about her far more than he should.
It wasn't just about physical attraction. He wanted to see her, to witness her every smile, every frown, every
emotion, knowing they were connected to him.
Gavin had never been in a relationship, nor had he paid much attention to others navigating romance. He only
knew one thing he wanted her to stay by his side. "Maybe," he finally said after a long pause.
"Huh?" Jolie blinked, thinking she'd misheard him.
"It's either yes or no. What's with the 'maybe'?" she asked, her face a mix of confusion and frustration.
Gavin's tone remained calm. "I have
no reason to hide it from you. I've never been in a relationship, and | don't really know how to be in one. | don't
even know what certain emotions mean."
What?
Jolie's eyes widened in disbelief. The rumors were true? He'd really never been in a relationship before?
She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "So... what do you feel about me? What emotions are you
experiencing?"
As soon as the words left her lips, her face flushed red. It was too embarrassing to ask something so direct.
Unlike her Gavin seemed completely
unfazed. His tone was steady, almost clinical, as he replied, "I want to see you all the time. | don'twant
you with another man."
Jolie was speechless.
Okay, he clearly liked her.
Everything he'd done suddenly made sense.
"Also, | want to kiss you. And to—"
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