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Chapter 405 The Empty Scat

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As the crowd shuffled forward, Veronica's eyes quickly found Tad sitting in the front row, and her heart skipped a beat.

The empty seat the flight attendants are eyeing so eagerly-it's just waiting for me to claim it!

Emyr didn't say a word, his expression unreadable. Veronica, on the other hand, was completely unbothered by the tension in the air. She cheerfully greeted Kane and the others. "Mr. Kane, Mr. Shawn, Mr. Sinnova, what a pleasant surprise! I was just thinking how scary it would be to fly alone."

With that, Veronica ignored the disapproving stares from the flight attendants had calmly took charge, saying, "I'm assigned to seat 38B, but I'll be taking this one instead."

The flight attendant, who had been waiting to pounce once they took off, now found herself flustered and blushing under Veronica's haughty gaze. She could only nod sheepishly in acknowledgment.

Emyr's brow furrowed, his irritation clear.

Before he could voice his displeasure, however, Shawn, sitting across from him, stood up first.

The notorious playboy, with his usual flair, made his way over to the flustered flight attendant. Flashing his trademark smile, the one that could make anyone lose their focus, he gave her a playful glance. She immediately melted under the attention.

"No need to rush the seat change," Shawn said smoothly, his voice like velvet. After flirting with the attendant, Shawn casually turned toward Veronica.

though still pleasant, now carried an edge, a hint of something darker beneath

but there was more to him than

forgotten how Veronica had used him to gather information about Emyr's plans. She had caught his

small, knowing look at Emyr, noting his dissatisfaction with Veronica's behavior. That gave him

respect, wasn't prepared for him to turn his focus on her. She quickly turned

Shawn had deliberately lost a game, causing

widened, and in a low, mocking voice, he said, “Ms. James, you're practically family with Keon, right?

cautiously tested the waters. After a brief pause, she nodded. "I know,

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stunned, hesitated. "Well, there are

position faltered. She shot a heated glare at the attendant, her face flushed with

a vacation by Leah's family, and Veronica had simply tagged

private jet, but Veronica's parents had scolded her, saying it

on

a regular ticket

with her own money.

really? I didn't notice when I bought my ticket, but now that I've switched to first class already, it

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