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f the establishment. The room was dimly lit, with a single chandelier ha
door. As Ria entered, he stood up and turned
it that screamed luxury, and his confident
instantly. She was pleasantly surprised, and a small smil
nding her hand. Her skin flushed, a
Jay Rees," he replied, gently shaking her hand. His touch was warm,
limpse of his broad shoulders and well-groomed appearance
this handsome?' Ria said to
ven rival the me
at his stature was better than that o
he said to herself while looking at the
he just met was trying to usurp that position. She was mesmeri
Jay asked, trying to alleviate any potentia
r" Ria replied thr
. "No worries, Ria. I find the unexpected quite thrilling. And beside
mile tugged at her lips. It was refreshing t
she replied, stealing a glance at
a discovered that Jay was t
ations in the country involved
ed to him talk, the
ded to pursue her. After all, he fits her standard. He was
e cultures he had encountered. Their conversation intensified when they discovered a mutual love f
ed about various topics, from their hobbies to their favorite foods, and
y continued their conversati
her a question that
ointing at her phone which was lying
phone and saw th
r a moment, she didn't know how to respond. S
d Jay assumed that the man in the
ck but quickly masked his su
, continued to enjoy her meal, unaware
, after all, it was getting late. They e
ye to him and g
who was working in the living r
th a summary and quick
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