Chapter 222

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Chapter 222

Derick's response genuinely surprised and shocked me. He had always treated me like a younger sister. Even though he would occasionally joke around, he never crossed any line. Today's joke seemed a bit too much.

Xander also looked at me with surprise, his eyes scrutinizing me. Derick walked up to me. He ignored Xander and said, "Let's go inside."

I nodded at Xander and followed Derick. As we left, I saw Xander opening his mouth and reaching out, seemingly wanting to say something to keep me there.

"Were you trying to ruin my romantic prospects with what you just said, Derick?" After a brief moment of thought, I figured out his intention.

"Yeah, that guy seemed pretty unreliable." Derick's evaluation of Xander made me snicker.

He glanced at me and said, "I'm usually very accurate in judging people. I won't be wrong about this. Stay away from him in the future." "Okay," I responded with a smile.

"I'm serious. Don't treat it as a joke," Derick emphasized.

I nodded seriously and said, "I'm serious too. I'm not interested in that type of person."

are you interested in?"

and aloof on the outside

and also...

wearing an apron in the kitchen, busy

years with Chris,

was the heir to the family business and never stepped into the kitchen. It

know how to cook.

truly cared about me. If he

remarked, "Your standards

gaze, looking at our elongated shadows under the lights. "In

smirked and said, "That makes

he finished speaking, we arrived at the elevator.

gaze as he looked at me. "So,

for a couple of

was or suggest meeting him someday. Instead, he just gave a faint smile and said nothing more. thought he might already

you have a photo?" I asked him about the investigation before

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his hand in his pocket. "You

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