Gavin pulled out a document and handed it to her.

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 it.

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?"

find the words. She hesitated, a wave of embarrassment

all this because... you like me? Because you want

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,

weight of

mean. Would he confirm her suspicion? Or would he dismiss her outright? Finally, Gavin leaned back slightly in

moment, the world seemed to tilt, and she wasn't sure how

now-he cared about

witness her

a relationship, nor had he paid much attention to others navigating romance. He only knew one thing

Jolie blinked, thinking she'd

What's with the 'maybe'?" she asked, her face a mix of confusion and

tone remained calm. "I

from you. I've never been in a relationship, and I don't really know how

What?

eyes widened in disbelief. The rumors were true? He'd really never been

moment, then asked, "So... what do you feel

words left her lips, her face flushed red. It was too embarrassing to ask something

Gavin seemed

as he replied, "I want to see

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