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    Joaquin noticed her lowering her head. Even though her hair and chin partially hid her, he still caught sight of the faint redness on her neck.


    “Did hey a hand on you?”


    The man’s voice was low and dangerous, making Romina instinctively take a few steps back.


    She shook her head. “No.”


    The next second, Joaquin lifted her chin, his voice especially cold. “Then why is your neck so red?”


    Romina didn’t want to get entangled in this topic any longer. She spoke lightly, “Mr. Bowman, weren’t we going to eat? I’m a bit hungry too. Why don’t we go downstairs for dinner together?”


    Romina broke free from his hand, circled around him, and headed toward the door.


    “I’ve told you before, if you ever feel wronged, you can tell me…”


    “Mr. Bowman, this is Jericho’s and my room. There are so many eyes in the house. If someone finds you here, I won’t be able to exin myself.” Romina’s tone was calm. “Please, Mr. Bowman,e downstairs with me as soon as possible.”


    As soon as she finished speaking, she broke free from his hand and quickly walked toward the door.


    The man watched her departing figure, but in the end, said nothing more and followed her out.


    However, this scene was witnessed by Lenora, who wasing down from the third floor.


    She was so shocked that she took a few steps back.


    She covered her mouth in disbelief, her pupils widening instantly, her eyes filled with shock.


    Why would Joaquine out of his son’s room?


    And he came out together with Romina….


    When Romina arrived at the dining room, Jericho was nowhere to be seen.


    She turned to the butler beside her, “Where’s Jericho?”


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    “He just drove off. I heard it was Ms. Lambert’s car–apparently there was a fender bender…”


    Romina nodded thoughtfully.


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    No wonder he left in such a hurry. So it was because something happened to the one he cares about.


    Perfect.


    She didn’t want to have dinner with him anyway.


    At that moment, a man’s deep voice sounded behind her. “Serve the food.”


    The butler quickly responded, “Yes, Mr. Joaquin.”


    Romina pulled out a chair and sat down across from the man, not saying a word.


    A momentter, the butler brought over a bowl of ginger brown sugar soup and ced it in front of Romina. “Ms. Sandoval, Mr. Joaquin asked the kitchen to prepare this for you to warm you up.‘


    Romina was momentarily stunned. She looked up at the man across from her. “Thank you.”


    Joaquin said nothing, his well–defined hand holding a spoon as he stirred the ck–bone chicken soup in front of him.


    Romina looked up at the butler. “Where is everyone else? Aren’t theying down for dinner?”


    “Mrs. Lenora Bowman is upstairs taking care of Sir Bowman. She said you two should eat first. The others will be back tonight.”


    Romina nodded gently, said nothing more, and lowered her head to drink the ginger soup.


    It was sweet and a little spicy…


    Just like her mood at this moment–hard to put into words.


    After the butler left, only the two of them remained in the dining room.


    The powerful aura of the man across from her instantly enveloped her.


    That sense of torment kept rising within her.


    “It’s just a meal, Why are you so nervous? It’s not like we haven’t eaten together before.”


    The man’s deep voice came from across the table. Just as Romina was about to look up, she noticed a piece of rib had been ced in her bowl.


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    She followed the fork with her eyes and saw Joaquin’s well–defined hand gently withdrawing.


    When their eyes met, she suddenly felt even more nervous.


    Once two people have kissed, embraced, and seen each other honestly, the maic field between them can never be pure again.


    This profound realization kept surfacing in her heart.


    “I’m not nervous. You’re overthinking it.”


    Romina suppressed her wildly beating heart and lowered her head to eat the rib he had given her.


    The man said nothing more and ced another piece of sweet and sour pork in her bowl.


    This tant disy of care was not only felt by Romina across the table, but also seen by Lenora, who was hiding in the shadows.


    She had been hiding by the railing on the second floor. From that spot, she could clearly see the dining


    room.


    Although there was nothing too inappropriate, the sight of these two together always gave off an inde-


    scribable…


    Ambiguity.


    When those two words popped into her mind, even she was startled, and she instinctively took a step


    back.


    By the time dinner was over, it was already half past six in the evening.


    Romina and Joaquin said their goodbyes and drove home.


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