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Diego's warm touch on her skin ignited wild, inappropriate thoughts in her head, his steady gaze compounding the situation.

Freya knew fully well that they could go on for hours staring at each other and not saying anything, as Diego didn't look like he was going to take his eyes off her anytime soon.

Just in time to break the spellbound gaze, Noah yelled “Diego” enthusiastically, lifting his hands up in the air towards Diego, pulling them out of the trance.

And that was when Diego finally noticed Noah, averting his gaze towards him.

“Noah! So happy to see you”, Diego said with a cheerful voice, shaking his little hand enthusiastically, a broad grin spread across his face.

Noah's face lightened up with a grin in response. He was delighted to see Diego once again and he was certain that Diego would have playfully ruffled his hair if they weren't in a formal gathering.

Diego replaced his gaze on Freya, his eyes softening at her.

“Freya, I'm really glad you made it. You don't know how ha
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