Lina was taken aback when she saw the tall and poised lawyer approaching her with a sunny smile. Her heart sank at the sight.

Gia leaned against Jacob’s shoulder, exuding both sweetness and a hint of arrogance.

Taking a deep breath, Lina needed a moment to adjust to this sudden change.

“Hello,” Jacob greeted her. “I’m Jacob Welsh. We’ve met before in Jangasas, and…”

He paused, smiling gently. “Someone must have mentioned me to you, right?”

Lina hesitated, forcing a smile. “Yes, I remember.”

“Any misunderstandings we had before are cleared up, right?”

“Huh?” Lina was once again taken aback, realizing that when she didn’t know Zuko’s identity, she had assumed Jacob, the handsome lawyer looking for him, was involved in some special profession. She had even assumed Jacob wanted to recruit Zuko.

Lina couldn’t help but giggle.

“Now that the masks are off, we can get to know each other again,” Jacob said, standing tall and radiant.

know each

my family has some influence,” Jacob said modestly. “I’m also someone’s

boyfriend!” Gia interjected, hooking her arm around Jacob’s

her arm, and Lina felt a sense of unease. She didn’t want to be a third wheel and quickly found an excuse to

walked away, she heard Gia calling out to

barely turning her head. “I don’t want to take up too much work time, and it seems

to treat

Lina’s voice turned cold. “I promised Renee to have lunch with

away, Gia’s voice echoed

Jacob’s relationship with Mr. Zuko Hamerton, right?

“So?”

seeing each other often in the

the country once you

I’m his first love! Do

trying

perfume triggering memories of when Lina considered her a good friend while Gia used Melvin’s

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