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Author: Grace Grandi
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-03 00:06:05

Chapter 26

Cynthia’s POV

The car ride to the gala was supposed to be relaxing… soft jazz playing in the background, city lights slipping past like lazy fireflies, the kind of atmosphere where silence feels comfortable and elegant.

But Kevin’s sulking had other plans.

He sat beside me with his arms crossed, jaw tight, and an expression that could curdle milk. His reflection in the tinted window looked like a man contemplating a national tragedy, not a global F1 champion who had every reason to be smug. His foot tapped impatiently against the car mat, and every few seconds he’d sigh loudly like a teenager who’d just been grounded.

I turned to him, biting back a smile. “Are you going to pout all evening?”

“I’m not pouting,” he snapped without looking at me, his eyes still fixed on the dark city skyline outside.

“Oh really?” I leaned slightly toward him, examining his face with exaggerated seriousness. “Because your lips have been sticking out for the past ten minutes, and your eyebrows a
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