Romina picked up her bag and phone, then stood up from her chair.


    “I’ll walk you out.‘


    ??


    Joaquin also stood up, casually grabbing his suit jacket.


    “No need, just stay and eat with Ms. Palmer. I’ll take a cab home.”


    But Joaquin grabbed her hand and quickly walked toward the door: “Sabrina, we’ll be leaving first.”


    Sabrina watched this scene, her hand gripping the fork tightening uncontrobly for a


    moment.


    The first time she saw Romina in prison, she could clearly sense that Joaquin looked at Romina in a very different way.


    And now, he was even taking her away right in front of her.


    Their rtionship was definitely not that simple…


    The two walked toward Breeze Vista, almost inplete silence.


    When they reached the door of her house, Joaquin finally spoke: “Are you


    Romina quickly looked up, meeting the man’s deep eyes: “I’m already full.”


    still hungry?”


    The next second, her stomach suddenly growled loudly,pletely exposing her lie.


    Romina immediately wished she could find a hole to crawl into and hide herself.


    The man let out a low, hoarseugh and suddenly leaned in.


    Romina instinctively stepped back, her spine pressing against the front door.


    Joaquin braced one hand against the door behind her, lowering his gaze to look at her: “Since you didn’t want to eat with her, why did you agree just now?”


    So, he had already seen through her thoughts.


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    But that was the woman he loved. How could she possibly dare to neglect her in front of


    him?


    Romina immediately changed the subject: “Mr. Bowman, it’s gettingte. You should head back early!”


    She slipped to the side, breaking free from his restraint.


    The man was forced to lower the hand he had braced against the door, then said calmly, “Next time, if you don’t like something, you can refuse directly. In front of me, you don’t need to force yourself.”


    Before she could respond, the man quickly turned around and walked down the steps behind him.


    Romina stood frozen in ce, looking at his back in surprise, a trace of confusion flickering in her eyes.


    He clearly has someone he likes, so why is he so insistent on being involved with her, and even says things that could easily be misunderstood?


    The car drove farther and farther away, disappearingpletely into the night before she finally withdrew her gaze.


    What she didn’t know was that her every move had already been photographed and sent to another man’s phone.


    The next morning.


    With only three days left until summer break, it was impossible for Romina to bring Lina to the wellness clinic every day. Besides, Elliana had to work and couldn’t take her either.


    She had thought about it all night yesterday and decided to look for a daycare today, so she


    up after work. could drop the child off during the day and pick her


    This was the best solution for now.


    After visiting two daycares, she finally settled on one around noon.


    When she returned to the wellness clinic, it was lunchtime.


    As soon as she approached the entrance, she saw a familiar figure sitting in the waiting area.


    They had just parted ways at the restaurant yesterday, and now she hade looking for her


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    again today


    Was this a deliberate show of dominance?


    “Romi, thatdy said she’s an acquaintance of yours. She’s been waiting for you over there for a long time.”


    Miguel, who was standing at the front desk, pointed toward the waiting area.


    Romina nodded lightly. “I know:”


    At the moment, there were no patients at the wellness clinic, making it a good time for a conversation.


    This woman really knows how to pick her timing…


    Romina ignored her and walked straight toward the lounge area. ?


    Sabrina quickly followed, her expression cold as she entered.


    “Bang-”


    The loud sound of the door mming echoed through every corner of the room,


    “Ms. Palmer, please be gentle with the door of my wellness clinic. If you identally break it, you’ll have to pay for it.”


    Romina hung her bag on the coat rack, her tone icy and indifferent.


    “Ms. Sandoval, shouldn’t you exin to me why you had dinner alone with Joaquin?”


    The woman’s voice was cold as she sat on the sofa, raising her eyes to quietly watch her.


    “Do I need a reason to have dinner?” Romina’s voice was tinged with displeasure. “Besides, you haven’t even gotten your divorce certificate yet, and you’re not with him either. Why can’t he have dinner with other women?”


    “Have you forgotten that you and Jericho aren’t divorced yet? If you have dinner alone with Joaquin and Jericho finds out, what do you think he’ll think?”


    Although Sabrina’s tone was calm, there was an undercurrent of threat in her words.