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The smile on Melody’s face faded as she looked at Juan and Debra. “If you two want to go out on a date,

ahead, but you must be back by tonight. It’s not right to spend the whole day out.”

“Understood,” Juan replied, his appetite suddenly vanishing. He stood up from the table and turned to Debra. “Go change your clothes. I’ll wait outside.”

“Okay,” Debra agreed, casting a glance at Hester as she rose from her seat.

Hester’s gaze followed Juan, her eyes filled with an affection that spoke volumes.

Debra quickly changed her clothes upstairs. When she came back down, Hester looked even more despondent than before.

Outside, Juan was already in the driver’s seat of his car, having prepared a seat cushion for Debra.

“Get in.” –

Debra slid into the passenger seat. Juan didn’t start the engine right away. Instead, he remained silent for

a moment.

you might

“I know.”

just a small household, and with Melody’s high

that Melody had used Hester to provoke her. The Vargas family depended on the Nichols family for money, so they would gladly

over.

a way to send her away,” Juan

women.” Debra shrugged. “Anyway, she doesn’t pose any threat to me. I’m

together, leaning over to fasten the seatbelt for her. Feeling her instinctive flinch, he paused and proceeded

“You’re afraid of me.”

“No.”

are you

this when she woke up earlier. He couldn’t understand

so scared of

I’m just not used

used to it,” Juan replied before he

heading towards the Nichols Group. Debra belatedly asked, “Where

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“To go shopping.”

shouldn’t you be handling things at the company rather

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