Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

On our way back, Leo was still standing beside Yasmine. When he saw us approaching, he surprisingly nodded at both me and Nicholas a rare acknowledgment. I frowned and glared at him. He had upset Yasmine again!

I had expected Nicholas to ignore him entirely, but to my surprise, he nodded back slightly.

"Please don't interact with Leo anymore, okay? Just seeing him makes me mad!" I whispered to Nicholas.

He let out a low chuckle, indulgent and warm, but didn't directly respond. Instead, he said seriously, "Stay by my side no matter what happens. Don't panic."

Leo eventually walked away, leaving behind a broken sunflower pin and a woman lost in despair.

Ignoring Nicholas' warning for now, I quickly ran to Yasmine's side. "Yasmine, are you okay?"

I gently patted her back to comfort her. Only then did she seem to notice me. She gave me a forced, mechanical smile.

"I'm fine. Nelson didn't do anything to you, did he?"

"Yasmine, you don't have to pretend in front of me. If you don't want to smile, don't."

persisted, though the curve of her lips gradually faded. When she noticed Nicholas beside me, she

she added with a bittersweet smile, "Nicholas, take good care of Ari, okay? Otherwise, I'll take her and leave, and neither of you will

with me for three years. Without those years, certain feelings might not have been ingrained so deeply. Nicholas tensed up.

Stop this," I muttered, feeling

or "go". Whenever someone mentioned

why don't you stay until this is over? I don't feel comfortable letting you go back

not

all,

discovered the recording device.

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on stage announced the start of the second half of the auction,