L didn''t really have a reason to refuse the invitation, but she felt a bit of a headache.


    "Ms. Hart, we''lle pick you up directly." Jamie''s message came through as soon as she finished her work in the evening. L couldn''t help but wonder if she had secretly installed surveince on her.


    It was hot today, and they had been shooting outdoors all day and sweated a lot. Staying in the same clothes was ufortable, so she thought momentarily and replied, "I''ll stop by the hotel first. Just send me the location."


    Jamie was always considerate and didn''t insist on picking her up. She replied with a simple, "Okay."


    After choosing the restaurant, she sent L the location and room number. Teddy sat opposite a man, looking somewhat uneasy, silently hoping L would arrive


    soon.


    The man looked only a few years older than them. He donned a suit and wore gold-rimmed sses, which gave him a refined appearance. His gentle smile was strikingly simr to Jamie''s usual soft demeanor.


    He handed a cup of tea to Teddy; the watch on his wrist looked expensive.


    "Don''t be nervous," Vince said in a voice as gentle as his appearance.


    Teddy nodded and thanked him. He couldn''t help but think that while Vince and Kieran seemed wealthy, their temperament was entirely different.


    Kieran was distant and unreachable, handsome but untouchable-a born leader. On the other hand, Vince exuded a warm air, only showing seriousness when not smiling yet still carrying the authority of someone in power without Kieran''s oppressive air.


    Before L arrived, Teddy, the social butterfly, had already gotten familiar with Vince. Or he thought he did.


    "Jamie is quiet, and her personality is too mild, so you''ll need to take care of her and her agent more in the future," Vince said, gently pushing his sses, his gaze filled with tenderness as he looked at Jamie.


    Teddy paused, his eyes narrowing as he looked at Jamie. Didn''t they know how fierce Jamie could be when she wasn''t being sweet?


    Taking advantage of Vince''s inattention, Jamie nced up and shot Teddy a re. Teddy fell silent. Why did it feel like this family was all about creating personas? "Sorry for keeping you waiting," L said as she entered the room, greeted by the trio who had been there for a while. She politely spoke, her hair still wet from the shower, droplets at the ends of her hair.


    The scent of her shower gel and the jasmine fragrance she always carried flooded Vince''s senses.


    He paused for a moment as he looked at the fair face in front of him. Her eyes, like stars, locked onto his, giving him the fleeting illusion that she saw only him.


    Vince stood up slowly, btedly realizing the time. "You''re notte; we just arrived."


    He pushed his sses up, using the motion to mask the surprise and awe in his eyes.


    L knew he was just being polite. Jamie and Teddy greeted her and asked her to sit down.


    "Ms. Hart, this is my brother Vince Lane. Don''t be shy; we''re all family."


    Then, she turned to Vince. "Vince, this is L Hart, who''s been caring for me and Teddy a lot recently."


    After a few polite exchanges, they all finally settled down.


    When L sat across from Vince, she got a better look at his appearance. Her words slipped out before she processed it, "Mr. Lane, haven''t we met before?"


    He looked up, replying casually, "The Lane Group has holdings in the entertainment industry. Perhaps it was at some business event."