Selena pursed her lips, a hint of uncertainty in her voice. "What if I was just making a fuss over nothing?"

Callum shook his head with certainty. "You wouldn't."

Her eyebrows rose in surprise. "Really?"

"You're just not that kind of person," he replied with a knowing smile.

Selena was taken aback. This was only their second encounter, and they barely knew each other. How could he be so sure about her character?

Sensing her skepticism, Callum continued gently, "Sometimes, you just know."

A warm sensation spread through Selena's chest. It was amazing that even after such brief meetings, he could see her true nature.

Most people, including her husband Everett, would side with family over fairness. Even if Everett had witnessed the earlier incident, he'd surely have backed Rebecca.

But Callum was different; he valued fairness over family ties.

was a real breath of fresh air in their social circle and so much better

and she said sincerely, "Thank you for believing

...

sleek black Rolls-Royce Cullinan rolled up the driveway, and Everett

rushed over, clinging to his arm, her voice full of

in front of my friends. You have to set her straight, or I'll never live it down!" Everett paused, looking down at Rebecca,

didn't do anything,"

narrowed,

heavy silence made

quivered, just asked her to help serve some wine to my friends. It's not too much to ask, right? As the host, she should be taking

humble background. She can't hold her own and only gets by with that flirtatious

en

expression turned icy as he snapped, "Enough! Rebecca

Rebecca more than her cousin using her full name. Her heart skipped

is the host, not a servant. She's my wife, not someone

her cousin, and he never seemed to care. But now, he was actually defending her? "Are you feeling

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