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"Mr. Freeman?" asked the person on the other end of the call, puzzled while waiting for Hendrix's re "I understand," Hendrix replied curtly before hanging up.

response.

He then turned his gaze back to Noelle and asked, "What are you doing?"

His voice seemed calm but carried an unmistakable tension

"Packing up. I'm heading to Coppersville," Noelle replied, as if she noticed nothing unusual. She continued fastening the lock on her suitcase without looking up.

His expression remained unreadable. "What do you mean?

She finally raised her head, offering a faint smile. "Since M. Wright is already here, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to stay, would it?"

narrowed his eyes slightly

she your fiancée?" Noelle

out a soft chuckle. "So,

her gaze. How could she be? She didn't have that

between his fingers. The smoke spiraled upward, gradually fading into nothing, but the faint scent of mint lingered

a while, Hendrix finally said, "Yvonne and I won't get married. Right now, our relationship is purely a business arrangement. Once our collaboration ends, there will be nothing between us. So, there's no need for

tone was

a long

made his hand pause mid-motion. He lifted his eyes to meet

stared back at him steadily and

voice colder now. "Are you asking me for

continued, "Don't forget. You were the one

could have been his

at her and said, "The Freeman family isn't a place you can come and go as you please. If you were pregnant, that would be a different story,

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