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?"

cut through the tension like

lan's hand gripping Jolie's arm. His expression darkened, the air around him heavy with an intimidating authority that made lan instinctively loosen his grip.

only someone accustomed to being in control could exude, was enough

momentarily stunned. Her heartbeat quickened, and she hated how much his sudden appearance had thrown her off

to Jolie, his tone

ran into a pair of delusional clowns.

took Jolie's hand in his, his grip

"You can't leave!"

out of her daze. Her expression shifted

so handsome and

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

she

wavering slightly. "She hit me. She

glanced at her, his gaze cold and

you propose?" he asked, 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.

has to apologize and ask for my forgiveness," the girl said, trying to sound firm but unable to hide her

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

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