Jolie froze, realizing she'd let something slip. Her gaze darted nervously as she stammered, "Oh, uh, maybe? Maybe not? I might have remembered wrong..." Selena narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing her closely.

Under that piercing gaze, Jolie's confidence crumbled, and she finally avoided eye contact altogether.

The atmosphere in the living room grew tense as Selena remained silent, simply staring at her.

Unable to bear the pressure any longer, Jolie threw up her hands in surrender. "I give up! I'll confess! Just stop looking at me like that. You're making me panic!"

Selena crossed her arms and raised her chin. "Start talking. Tell me everything."

"Um..." Jolie coughed awkwardly, finding it hard to voice the details.

"Hmm?" Selena's sharp gaze cut through her hesitation, making Jolie deflate instantly.

"Well," Jolie began hesitantly, "at a banquet at the Cooper family home, I was, uh, drugged... and Gavin took me to a room to help me. Then... um... one thing led to another, and... something happened."

She coughed again, her voice growing softer. "After that, I told him I owed him for saving me. He... he said I could repay him... ten times. So, yeah, that's... basically it."

She

was secretly

And... ten times?

What a shameless man!

he already benefit

shattered into a million pieces. Truly, one should never judge a book by

banquets and invited Gavin to both. He showed

have any more contact with him. So, came up with

to send me abroad, all to force me to break up and shift

she spoke, a bitter smile appeared on

suffocating. Yet, strangely, saying it all out loud left her feeling oddly

decided

listened silently, unsure what

family's attempts to push her toward him, even

boyfriend and suffering serious consequences just to avoid

complex as she looked

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