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RYAN

"Yeahhh, you should do it," I said, my voice deliberately slow, watching the tension in the room shift.

Ricardo’s eyes snapped to me. "Excuse me?"

I smirked, leaning back against the wall. "Bella wants to have fun, right? So why not have it to the fullest?"

Bella’s smirk faltered for a split second before she quickly masked it. I could see the way Ricardo grip on the armrest tightened. He wasn’t against the idea… far from it. He was just processing.

Marco burst into laughter, shaking his head. "Oh, this just keeps getting better."

Ricardo’s jaw twitched, but then something shifted in his expression. He turned toward Bella. "Alright then," he finally said. "It’s a deal."

Bella’s posture stiffened for a moment, but she quickly recovered, her lips pressing into a thin line.

She didn’t say anything, just nodded once. I wondered if she had expected Ricardo to actually agree, or if she had just been testing him.

Marco’s phone buzzed in his hand, breaking the tension. He answered it, s
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