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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.

just worried you might not

“I know.”

she understood the dynamics at play. The Vargas family was just a small household, and with Melody’s high standards,

her. The Vargas family depended on the Nichols family for money, so they

over.

her, I’ll find a way

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

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

“You’re afraid of me.”

“No.”

are you avoiding

earlier. He

so scared of

frowned. “You’re overthinking. I’m just not used to it. There’s

used to it,” Juan replied before he started the engine and pulled out of

towards the Nichols Group. Debra belatedly asked,

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Chapter 217

“To go shopping.”

Nichols Group, shouldn’t you be handling things at the company

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