Aaron carefully observed Lucas' expression. He noticed that his demeanor had quickly turned cold, and even his entire aura had shifted.

Aaron cleared his throat and said, "Well, maybe I got it wrong. He wasn't here to celebrate your birthday. She was..."

"Shut up!"

Lucas snapped, handing the phone back to him before getting up and walking away.

Aaron fumbled to catch the phone and hurriedly asked, "Hey, where are you going?"

...

On the same floor, in another private room.

Aveline pushed the door open and walked in. She saw Russell seated in the middle of the sofa, surrounded by a group of people. The atmosphere in the room was lively, and everyone was complimenting him. "Russ," Aveline greeted as she approached, a faint smile appearing on her face.

Russell heard her voice and looked her way. A charming smile immediately spread across his delicate, handsome face. "You're here, have a seat."

Seeing this, the people around quickly made space for Aveline.

She walked over and handed him a bag. "Happy birthday."

Russell looked even more surprised. When he saw the shirt inside the bag, his smile deepened. "Out of all these people, your gift is the one I like the most. I'm about to start working at the company, and I actually needed a shirt. Thank you."

but chuckle. With his status, how could he possibly lack clothes to wear? It was just his way

took out his phone and snapped a photo of the bag, then immediately

nearby and started drinking

finishing his post, Russell asked,

"Pretty good,

Russell nodded. "That's good."

who's this

don't you introduce us? Is

with a loud and boisterous personality noticed how close Russell and Aveline seemed and started teasing

glanced at the person and replied, "Don't

She's shy!" The

Russell's tone, a

spreading across his

like your relationship

something special!"

was a bit overwhelming for her, and she

and said, "They're just used to being casual like this, don't take it to

Aveline nodded. "I won't."

grew more lively, Aveline's mood was gradually uplifted, and a faint smile remained

then, the door to the private room opened, and

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