Grace had just turned away when she unexpectedly met Curtis' icy stare.

Having known both Skyler and Curtis for a decade, Grace was well aware of Curtis' inherent pride and aloofness. He had never once looked at her directly.

Now, his gaze landed on her nonchalantly, his eyes cool and intriguing.

Grace felt a slight tightness in her chest and subconsciously tightened her grip on her fingers.

She turned to Leanne, "Leanne, you're back! We've been waiting for you to join our card game."

"Let's call it a night," Curtis announced abruptly.

The group of guys, who were just getting into the swing of things, hit pause, checking their phones. "Ending it at just past nine? The night's just starting!"

Curtis clearly had no intention of continuing the night with them. "If you're not done, go find somewhere else to keep at it. And take your trash with you when you leave."

the mess they had created, wiping tables and

Leanne instructed Jake to drive Joy

to

a delicate pink-white flower from his pocket, placing it into a glass jar and

shelf, worried about his increasingly mischievous cat knocking it over, then thought better of it and moved it to

at Skyler with a cool, warning look, "Keep your people in line. Stop harboring ulterior

was about to close the car door when Joy suddenly grabbed her, offering a serious reminder, "Watch out for Xenia. She's a bit like you. I have a feeling Grace didn't

"Like me?"

scene Leanne had witnessed earlier

and Xenia alone, a setting that could easily lead

for a few seconds, then composed herself, "I got

worry so much," Selina leaned over from the other side to reassure her, "Curtis isn't the type to cheat. Besides, the original is still here. What's the point of duplicating? Besides, Leanne isn't

annoyed, "Can't you watch your words? If you can't talk right, might as well

no ill intentions. You know

you a piece of

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