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    The next morning, Nancy slowly opened her eyes and moved her sluggish body. She wasn’t fully


    awake yet when she suddenly felt a man’s hand around her waist. She was instantly jolted


    awake.


    When she saw that it was Jacob holding her, she first breathed a sigh of relief. But her relief was


    instantly shattered as her face drained of color.


    How could this have happened? Nancy felt her body ache all over, and the events of the previous


    night slowly came back to her.


    “Jacob, go easy on me…‘


    As she recalled what had happened, Nancy’s face flushed red with shame. She wished she could


    find a hole to crawl into. She shouldn’t have agreed to go to the banquet with Stanley. Then, this


    wouldn’t have happened!


    “Awake?”


    Jacob had already woken up, but he stayed in bed, enjoying the warmth of her in his arms.


    He instinctively reached out and stroked her head. His dark eyes filled with tenderness as he


    recalled the wild night they had shared.


    “Does it still hurt?”


    A blush crept across Nancy’s cheeks as she shot him a furious look.


    Jacob was caught off guard by her re. He nced at her nervously, his eyes filled with sincerity.


    “Nance, I’ll take responsibility for what happenedst night-”


    Before he could finish, she interrupted him coldly. “We both know this was an ident, so let’s not


    talk about it anymore.”


    She didn’t want him to be with her because of what happenedst night–out of a sense of


    responsibility.


    “Nance…” He didn’t understand why she seemed even angrier than before.


    She ignored him, picked up her clothes from the floor, and quickly put them on. With a bright smile


    on her face, she turned to him. Her next words were a cruel blow.


    “Jacob, don’t worry. I’m not interested in older men like you.”


    His dark eyes shed dangerously at those words. The temperature in the room seemed to


    plummet.


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    Nancy was a little scared, but she still mustered her courage and said, “We’re done. Let’s pretend


    we never met.


    ”


    He was so furious that his temples throbbed, and he nearly ground his teeth to dust. Were all young


    women so irresponsible these days?


    Having slept with him, she dismissed him due to his age. Then, she went a step further by


    pretending to be strangers.


    Nancy could feel the fury radiating from Jacob. Though she didn’t quite understand, she instinctively


    chose to run.


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    “Let’s pretend we never met and cut all ties!” With those words, Nancy, despite the soreness in her


    body, ran out of the room.


    Jacob instinctively got up to chase after her. But as he pulled back the covers, he realized he was


    completely naked. By the time he picked up his scattered clothes, she was already gone.


    Fifteen minutester, Jacob emerged from the room, fully dressed.


    Jack was already waiting respectfully at the door. With Jacob radiating such a dark mood, he


    couldn’t shake the feeling of dread


    “Mr. Murray…”


    Jacob’s handsome face was marred by a heavy, menacing bearing that made one’s blood run


    cold.


    “Find out who spiked the champagnest night.


    Jack gave a respectful nod of assent. “Yes, Mr. Murray!”


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