The girl stared in disbelief, her hands clutching her face.

"You hit me?"

Jolie blinked innocently at her. "Weren't you the one insisting I hit you earlier? I just gave you another slap to match your story. You should be used to it by now." "Jolie Quin!"

lan had reached his limit, his voice full of anger as he glared at her. "Apologize to her!"

Jolie glanced at him, her expression calm but icy. "Get lost."

She had thought he might be reasonable, but clearly, he was blinded by infatuation. She had no patience to deal with him any longer and turned to leave.

Before she could take a step, lan grabbed her arm roughly.

"Jolie, you're not leaving without apologizing! I don't think I've ever wronged you, have I? We used to get along just fine, didn't we?"

"Let go," Jolie said, her brows knitting in disgust. She hated being touched, especially by someone she considered beneath her.

lan tightened his grip, his hand digging into her arm hard enough to cause pain.

"Jolie, you will apologize to her, or-"

"Or what?"

cold, commanding voice cut through

the air around him heavy with an intimidating authority that made lan instinctively loosen his grip. "She said

someone accustomed to being in control could exude, was

heartbeat quickened, and she hated how much his sudden appearance had thrown

to Jolie, his tone

shrugged, brushing off her sleeve as though removing any trace of lan. "Just ran into

Jolie's hand in his,

"You can't leave!"

who had been momentarily stunned by Gavin's commanding presence, snapped out of her daze. Her expression shifted

man was so

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wildly as she took in his strong demeanor. It was obvious to her that he held

masking her expression, she stepped

insisted, her voice wavering slightly. "She hit me. She owes

glanced at her, his gaze

his tone sharp enough to make her feel both nervous and flattered at the same time. Under his icy stare, she felt a mix of fear and exhilaration. Despite his detached expression, her heart raced

for my forgiveness," the girl said, trying to sound firm but unable to hide her nervousness. Gavin's response was

waiting for her reply, he dismissed her entirely, walking away without sparing her another glance. The girl's face turned

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