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2024-05-28 00:10:16Jessy approached us, her eyes wide with surprise. "Joaquin? What are you doing here?" she asked, glancing between us.
Joaquin gave a subtle nod to his secretary, who had suddenly appeared beside him. I blinked in confusion, not having noticed the man before.
‘His secretary is here now? When? How?’
The bouncer soon led us to a private room in the club, giving us some privacy. My head started pounding. I was just having some fun a while ago and now this?
A lot of things happened in just an hour… everything’s so spontaneous with this man!
As soon as we were inside, Jessy turned to Joaquin, her eyebrows raised. "Did I hear that right? You just called Haven your fiancée? How? When?"
Joaquin ignored her, instead guiding me to the couch and kneeling in front of me, checking if I was alright. "Are you okay?" he asked, his voice softer now.
"I'm fine," I mumbled, still reeling from the events. Joaquin sighed in relief, then his expression turn
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