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    Ste stared quietly for a moment.


    She had never once considered that William might want something from her, much less a gift.


    But Jewell… didn’t sound wrong.


    If her goal was to lower William’s guard and win his trust, giving him a birthday gift wasn’t a bad start.


    She looked down at her hands. “I can’t go out, though. And there’s nothing in this vi I could give him.”


    Everything here belonged to William. She couldn’t just grab something of his and hand it back to him as a gift.


    Jewell seemed to have expected that answer. He didn’t respond right away, just watched her with eyes that held a hint of amusement.


    He was very different from William. Different from Steven too. His features were strikingly sharp and well-defined, as if sculpted with a de, possessing an edge even more acute than William’s.


    Yet the thin-rimmed sses softened him somehow. Maybe that was what made him so approachable, that calm doctor’s aura that put people at ease.


    It was the same with Steven. Around the two of them, Ste never felt boxed in or nervous.


    Meeting Jewell’s subtly meaningful stare now, she paused only a second before asking, “Can you take me out?”


    Jewell looked like he wasn’t surprised at all. If anything, he seemed to finally understand why William bothered with her. She was quick on the uptake, easy to talk to, and rarely missed the point.


    “I can,” he said, “but only after your check-up. And you need to be back before William gets off work.”


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    The vacant look she’d had earlier vanished in an instant. Her eyes sharpened, bright with sudden purpose.


    She extended her arm toward him without hesitation. “Then hurry and check.”


    The idea of going out, even briefly, lifted her mood in a way she hadn’t expected. No William hovering. No bodyguard watching her every step.


    It would be the first time she felt remotely free since the day she’d gone out with Sharon.


    Jewell examined her quickly, confirming the fever hadpletely gone. She still had a faint chill, but nothing concerning.


    Once she’d taken her medicine, she went upstairs to change before they left the vi.


    The bodyguards at the entrance hesitated, unsure if they were supposed to stop her.


    Jewell simply showed them his message thread with William. It clearly stated that he had permission to take Ste out for the day.


    That settled everything. Soon, they were in the car, pulling away from the vi.


    Ste turned to him, still a little stunned. “Did you really tell William you were taking me out?”


    Jewell shifted his eyes toward Ste, gave a slight shrug, and offered a yful wink. “I was messing with you earlier…”


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