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Mia, having just finished talking to her father, came back to me after speaking with her husband. She was surprised to find Sofia there, seemingly engaged in a serious conversation. "What are you talking about?" Mia asked.

Sofia pulled the corner of her lip and said, "Nothing, just an important conversation to remind James to take good care of you."

James smiled at Sofia's answer and said, "Thank you for caring about our relationship." Then, rising, he wrapped his arm around Mia’s waist. "Come on, darling, we'd better get some dinner, then head home."

It seemed James was deliberately flaunting a bit of affection in front of Sofia, perhaps to stir some jealousy. “I’d much prefer spending the rest of the evening alone with you.”

Sofia clenched her fists. She wasn't jealous of that, but felt that James was deliberately making her look very stupid. Sofia clenched her fists so tightly, she could feel her palms ache.

James didn't care about that. Meanwhile, Mia, feeling confused, tried t