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    “Stop avoiding me from now on. If you want to hang out with someone, just tell me directly. No need to be shy about bit/bb,” /bWesley said, then leaned close and blew softly in her ear.

    Sana shivered all over andpletely gave up. She nodded frantically. “Fine, I agree to everything! Just let me go.”

    ‘This guy is like some kind of demon,‘ Sana thought. ‘If he keeps messing with me like this, I’m afraid he’ll end up carrying

    me to bed again, and then there really won’t be anying back from that.’

    Wesley didn’t want to push her too far, so he decided to quit while he was ahead.

    The moment Sana was free, she grabbed her bag and bolted. She was running so fast that she stumbled at the doorway.

    Wesley stood there watching her run off, shaking his head with amusement. He wanted to tell her there was no need to

    rush. Since he’d agreed to let her go, he’d keep his word whenever she wanted to leave.

    But seeing how desperately she wanted to escape, Wesley figured it was better to keep his mouth shut. Thest thing he wanted was for her to trip and fall because of him, which would only make him feel worse.

    Sana didn’t stop running until she’d burst into the elevator. Only then did she dare to look back. When she didn’t see Wesley anywhere, she felt a strange pang of disappointment.

    The moment Sana realized what she was feeling, she started shaking her head frantically. “Ugh, no way!” she muttered to herself.

    ‘What am I disappointed about?‘ Sana thought. ‘He didn’t follow me, which is perfect. I should be happy about this, not disappointed.‘

    ‘Don’t let his act fool you, Sana,‘ she warned herself.

    Sana could see right through him now. All that polite, gentlemanly behavior–the whole refined, sophisticated image–it was all fake. Wesley was nothing but a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and he could screw people over without even blinking.

    The more Sana thought about it, the angrier she got, though getting mad now seemed pretty pointless. Last night, she’d been the one who made the first move.

    ‘Ugh, Sana, why is your willpower so weak?‘ Sana thought miserably.

    Sana was going crazy, but no matter how frustrated or regretful she felt, she couldn’t think of any way topletely shake off Wesley. By the time she walked into the office, she’d given up trying toe up with a solution and decided to just roll with it.

    Wesley had promised he wouldn’t force her into anything, so she’d just go with the flow for now. Maybe after a while, he’d lose interest in her and she’d finally be free.

    The more Sana thought about it, the more it made sense. She managed to convince herself this was the right approach. She drifted out of the elevator like a ghost, only to bump into Jessica stepping out of another elevator.

    “Where did you go fooling aroundst night?” Jessica asked.

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    “Huh?” Sana looked at herpletely confused.

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    Jessica pointed at her own neck. Sana quickly turned to use the elevator doors as a mirror and discovered a particrly obvious hickey on her corbone. Her mind went intoplete meltdown.

    Without thinking, Sana pped her hand over her neck and tried to cover it up. “Mosquito bite! Yeah, that’s what it is. The mosquitoes are really vicious this year.”

    ‘It’s definitely a mosquito bite, no matter what anyone says!‘ Sana thought desperately.

    Jessica rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, “Do I look like an idiot to you?” She was married before, for crying out loud. She could tell the difference between a mosquito bite and a hickey.

    Sana turned bright red with embarrassment. She had no idea how to exin herselfb, /bso she just stamped her feet in frustration and ran past Jessica.

    Jessica watched Sana’s retreating figure and shook her head with amusement. Still so young and thin–skinned. They’d obviously gotten to this point in their rtionship, but she’d still tried to lie about not dating anyone earlier.

    Jessica’s discovery of Wesley and Sana’s little secret kept her in a good mood all day, right up until Brian forced her into the passenger seat after work and she received that photo from Madeline. Her entire day’s worth of good cheer was instantly destroyed.

    biAD /i/b