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Today’s Arnold was still handsome and dignified, tall and composed, standing there like a cold statue.

When he saw Sarah, he frowned slightly, his expression turning colder.

Like before, he merely glanced at her before averting his gaze.

Sarah quickly withdrew her gaze as well, pretending not to notice him, and turned to walk away, heading for another exhibition area.

This time, it was Arnold who froze.

*She… surprisingly didn’t take the initiative to walk up and talk to me?*

Watching Sarah’s retreating figure, Arnold frowned deeply. He seemed to have forgotten that he was the one who had warned Sarah never to initiate conversations with him during

Work hours.

When the exhibition closed for the evening, Sarah exited the building, intending to hail a cab home.

As she stepped outside, she noticed a familiar black sedan parked at the curb.

Arnold was leaning against the car door, smoking a cigarette.

Sarah hesitated, debating whether to greet him, but Arnold took the initiative to approach her instead.

His tone was icy. “Why aren’t you answering your phone?”

Startled, Sarah rummaged through her bag and pulled out her cell phone, realizing she had several missed calls.

“The venue required phones to be silenced, so I didn’t hear them,” she explained evenly. “You could have mindlinked me, Alpha Arnold, if it was urgent.”

Her words were calm, almost indifferent, but Arnold’s expression darkened further.

*Alpha Arnold?* Sarah had never addressed him so formally before.

inexplicable reason, Arnold felt an irritable pang in his chest. He said curtly, “The day after tomorrow, my grandmother wants to see you. Take Alex to Lancelot Manor when the time comes.”

irritation deepened at her detached tone.

face, Sarah smiled faintly. “Okay,

“Then I’ll leave.”

Is there

“ything else?”

offer her a ride home. She walked to the curb and

cab.

her retreating figure, feeling a flicker

she think this cold

my

attention?*

and sulk, but he never needed to pay much

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be the same. She couldn’t stay away–from him, from Alex, or from the power and prestige of

Arnold finished his cigarette.

in his head. “Aren’t you going to ask her why she was

She’s a scheming woman,” Arnold replied coolly. “She probably saw the moonstone necklace I gave Linda and came here on

about such things. And even if she did care, isn’t it normal for you to gift

make her too arrogant,” Arnold said coldly, extinguishing his cigarette. “She doesn’t deserve it.”

cab, her phone

man on the other end demanded, “Sarah, there’s an urgent document from the human world that needs translating. Didn’t you study human languages? Handle

resigned. I’m only in

to complete a task, regardless of

intention of overextending herself. She just wanted to go home and rest.

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