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Ian’s puppy–like devotion to pleasing her was almost too much–he’d gone all out with his look, all just to win her over, and wow, was it working.

Yolanda had never been intentionally teased or flirted with like this before, and honestly, she couldn’t handle

it.

Then lan leaned in, the soft, hazy light making his intentions

Crustal clear. “Shall I?” he murmured.

Yolanda swallowed, and honestly, there was no way she could say no to that.

Time seemed to blur into one big, hazy mess.

After it was all over.

Ian glanced over and asked, “Did you like it?”

Yolanda felt like she was about to lose herself completely, as if he’d stolen her soul.

Her vision was hazy, as if she were a kite lost in a sea of clouds, drifting aimlessly with nowhere to focus.

Ian’s fingers played with her hair, lazily twirling stray locks–each touch making her heart skip.

Yolanda lay there for ages, struggling just to steady her breath.

Their eyes locked, and the air between them grew heavy, sparking with something electric.

Yolanda’s face flared red, embarrassment and irritation mixing as she instinctively tried to shove him away.

Ian nuzzled deeper into her neck, whining softly, “Come on, cut me some slack. Just stay put.”

Yolanda froze, her mind racing as she realized what he meant.

The bedside lamp was still on, casting a gentle light. Ian stayed quiet for a long moment before finally whispering, “So… did you like it?”

“Yeah…” she answered, her voice barely audible as she buried half her face in the blankets, cheeks on fire.

Ian let out a low chuckle, his chest trembling with laughter.

Yolanda was all flustered and a tiny bit annoyed, but the exhaustion hit her hard. With half her face tucked in the blankets, she dozed off, cheeks still burning.

Ian settled in next to her, letting his eyes drink in every delicate detail of her face. He reached over to tuck a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

She was unbelievably cute and downright gorgeous–and even when she got mad, she couldn’t utter a mean word.

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already gone–off to shoot his scenes,

out of a spa or something: lan probably made sure the

like a rock, and now it was already ten in

picked up her phone and dialed

date with Renee today. Ever since he’d dropped to his knees, begging her not to leave him, Rence had

Renee’s side, taking her out all over the place. Renee hadn’t been

pretty dark place after losing her finger, but with Blake

with someone else, but whenever they called and heard her happy, upbeat voice, they felt a little more at

deliver her snacks, his voice relaxed and a bit teasing.

and picked up the Starlight files, getting right back to her

she got

be a force to be reckoned with in Beloris–no one dared

gripped the files tight, and she just knew in her gut this was Charles’s

challenging his authority only

mighty Andrade family

drew in a deep breath, any trace of last night’s heat wiped clean. She really had to keep Ian out of sight otherwise, she’d be done for before she even realized it. Charles would make sure she was wiped off the face

give her any grief for

scare her, but even so, there was no way

she was just an insignificant ant. All she

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to dealing with someone like Vivian, Yolanda knew she couldn’t let up for a second–the timing was

she fired off

interesting news–mood’s on point! Time to treat myself and

sent Charles a message

a bunch of juicy details from Aunt Simone last night. Feeling seriously good about

heart emoji at the end, just

dared to send something like that–she was always so worried

now that she was completely over him,

little heart emoji, totally stunned. For the first time ever, he actually went and liked

hadn’t liked a single one–not

for years. Folks always thought she was way too hung up

saw Charles give her post a like, her notifications

strolled back to Moonbay Estate, took her time with breakfast, then changed into a fresh outfit–she was

was a straight–up smack to the face–like Yolanda was deliberately

after getting hit with jab after jab–and losing Grady on top of it–seeing that

all the files on her desk flying, her teeth practically rattling

Total bitch!” Vivian yelled, her

his brow furrowing as he took in the chaos.

more composed than Cedric. But the moment Charles came up,

much she adored Charles. All those years, she kept her feelings locked so deep, she was terrified to even admit she liked

and fell rapidly as she sank into her

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