Jolie froze, realizing she'd let something slip. Her gaze darted nervously as she stammered, "Oh, uh, maybe? Maybe not? I might have remembered wrong..." Selena narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing her closely.
Under that piercing gaze, Jolie's confidence crumbled, and she finally avoided eye contact altogether.
The atmosphere in the living room grew tense as Selena remained silent, simply staring at her.
Unable to bear the pressure any longer, Jolie threw up her hands in surrender. "I give up! I'll confess! Just stop looking at me like that. You're making me panic!"
Selena crossed her arms and raised her chin. "Start talking. Tell me everything."
"Um..." Jolie coughed awkwardly, replaceing it hard to voice the details.
"Hmm?" Selena's sharp gaze cut through her hesitation, making Jolie deflate instantly.
"Well," Jolie began hesitantly, "at a banquet at the Cooper family home, I was, uh, drugged... and Gavin took me to a room to help me. Then... um... one thing led to another, and... something happened."
She coughed again, her voice growing softer. "After that, I told him I owed him for saving me. He... he said I could repay him... ten times. So, yeah, that's... basically it."
Selena was utterly stunned. She couldn't believe her ears.
That serious, stoic, and unapproachable Gavin Cooper was secretly bullying a young girl like this?
And... ten times?
What a shameless man!
Didn't he already benefit enough?
Selena's impression of Gavin, once tall and imposing, shattered into a million pieces. Truly, one should never judge a book by its cover.
Jolie glanced at Selena and continued, "After that, the Quin family hosted two more banquets and invited Gavin to both. He showed up, and they immediately started scheming, trying to push me into pursuing him.
"But I didn't want to. I don't like him. Once everything is settled, I don't plan to have any more contact with him. So, came up with a fake boyfriend and publicly introduced him during my birthday party, Who would've thought my father would hit me for it?
"He even ignored my wishes and tried to send me abroad, all to force me to break up and shift my focus to Gavin."
As she spoke, a bitter smile appeared on her face.
The series of events she'd endured recently had felt suffocating. Yet, strangely, saying it all out loud left her feeling oddly calm.
It was as though, from the moment she decided to fight back, her emotions had begun to stabilize.
Selena listened silently, unsure what to say.
Not liking Gavin, yet maintaining a close relationship with him. Refusing the Quin family's attempts to push her toward him, even though they were already deeply connected.
And then faking a boyfriend and suffering serious consequences just to avoid breaking up with him.
"Jolie." Selena's gaze was complex as she looked at her.
"Hmm?" Jolie met her eyes, puzzled.
"I honestly don't know whether to call you smart or foolish."
Jolie pouted, feeling wronged. "Why would you say that, Sister?"
Selena crossed her arms. "As an outsider, let me give you a rational analysis. How about that?"
Jolie hesitated, then asked, "Do you also think Gavin Cooper is the best option for me?"
Selena shook her head. "Let me explain first. Deal?"
Jolie blinked, then nodded. "Alright, go ahead."
Selena took a deep breath and began, "The Quin family has been putting immense pressure on you and in response, you've started to rebel. You've been rejecting
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