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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."

just a small household, and with Melody's high standards, she

had used Hester to provoke her. The

find a

women." Debra shrugged. "Anyway, she doesn't pose

pressed his 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

she woke up earlier. He couldn't understand what he had

so scared

just not used to it.

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

the Nichols Group. Debra belatedly

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"To go shopping."

current situation at the Nichols Group, shouldn't you be handling things at the company rather than taking

and Juan should be focused on handling the situation at hand. Juan's phone rang, disrupting their conversation. Joe's

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