Chapter 1302

As Ariana reached for the phone, it was swiftly taken away.

Holden grabbed the phone, looked at the caller ID, and pressed the hang-up button.

Ariana halted, her gaze fixed on Holden, puzzled by his actions.

“What are you doing?” she inquired.

Holden, however, did not offer a direct response.

Instead, he focused on sending Melon away with a gentle nudge.

Once Melon was out of the room and the door securely shut, Holden proceeded to lock it.

This action caused Ariana to instinctively become alarmed, her anxiety evident as she stuttered, “What… What do you want to do?”

At that moment, the situation was momentarily interrupted by the ring of Ariana’s phone.

The caller ID flashed Mitchel’s name again.

As Ariana reached out to answer the call, Holden swiftly took the phone from her hand and disconnected the call.

Ariana’s anxiety spiked, and she swiftly extended her hand towards Holden, her voice tinged with urgency.

“What are you doing? Give me back my phone.

What if there’s an emergency?”

and concern were clear in her

Ariana asked, “Why

absorbed Ariana’s anxiety, the air around him

Mitchel calling

yet

“You’re overreacting.

a phone call

one who’s staying in my house

and I are merely

have my phone back

you comparing him to me now?” Holden’s reaction was a mixture of disbelief

with a

I don’t believe

voice carried a sharp edge as she retorted, “Listen,

for me, saving both my

him are purely

give me back my

his skepticism fueled by past rumors and snapshots of

evident as he

as just a friend, but his intentions towards you

at you says it

interested

because of these things, and now, after understanding his own identity, seeing the name “Mitchel” only intensified his

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