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?"

couldn't find the words. She hesitated,

briefly, then decided to ask outright. "Gavin, are you doing all this because... you like me? Because you want to date me seriously?" Her question hung in the air, plunging the room

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

the weight of

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 I am?" he said,

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

cared about her far

to see her, to witness her every

others navigating romance. He only knew one thing he wanted her to stay by his side. "Maybe," he

Jolie blinked, thinking

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

tone remained calm.

hide it from you. I've never been in a relationship, and I don't really know how to be in one. I don't even know what certain

What?

true? He'd really never been in a

hesitated for a moment, then asked, "So... what do you feel

left her lips, her face flushed red. It was too embarrassing

Gavin

as he replied, "I want to see you all the

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