Before leaving, Maggie changed into the outfit she arrived in and attempted to return the luxurious evening gown to Alyssa. Alyssa, however, declined to accept and explained that it was a belated 18th birthday gift for Maggie.

Since Maggie had no good reason to return the gown, she carefully brought the gown home with tears of joy.

As a driver had been assigned to send Maggie home, Xavier sat in the front passenger seat awkwardly, not daring to speak a word lest someone mistook him as a pervert who kidnapped a teenage girl. He never wanted to get wrongly accused like the last time.

Throughout the trip, Maggie cautiously kept a distance from Xavier and looked out of the window with a light blush on her cheeks. She touched her cheeks; they burned.

Finally, they arrived at the lobby of her apartment. She had wanted Xavier to head back soon, but he insisted on sending her to the door because he was worried about her safety.

At the door, she hesitated before whispering, "Xavier, I need to get something from my room. Wait for me."

"Sure. Take your time. I'll wait for you, no matter how long it takes," Xavier answered a little too eagerly and urgently.

When in college, he was the student union's president. Upon graduation, he worked hard alongside Jasper and was appointed the head secretary of the company president, which came with a million- dollar annual paycheck.

However, he was awkward and clumsy in front of the woman he loved.

Soon, she reappeared with a pink bag in her hand. She tiptoed to him and gently closed the door behind her as she didn't want to wake Gina up.

the bag you requested me to make. Sorry for the

hands. "I

Ms. Madison!" Xavier accepted the bag

Madison, I... I really like you. May I pursue you?" Riding the influence of the alcohol,

No, I can't! I've not graduated yet. I

I need LU

wait for you until you graduate. I'll wait even if you prefer to date after

she shook her head furiously.

18th birthday just

bit her lip

"Ms. Madison. Maggie, I—"

his face, leaving him

pm the next day, Javier, dressed impeccably in a suit, arrived at the Berenike Hotel

that Alyssa would buy off the media for negative coverage

hope for Jasper. He'd consider himself lucky if Jasper did not add fuel to the

trying his best to turn the situation around and gain

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