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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.

"Grandma is just worried you might not care about me

"I know."

The Vargas family was just a

was only because Debra had been disobedient recently that Melody had used Hester to provoke her. The Vargas family depended on the Nichols family for

her, I'll find a

she doesn't pose

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

"You're afraid of me."

"No."

are you avoiding

up earlier. He couldn't understand what he had done to

so scared

overthinking. I'm just not

get used to it," Juan replied

were not heading towards the Nichols Group. Debra belatedly asked,

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"To go shopping."

situation at the Nichols Group, shouldn't you be handling things

high, and Juan should be focused on

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