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    "It''s my honor, Ms. Everheart." Stefan was expressionless as he shook Renee''s hand, equally formal.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    Everyone was speechless. It was so obvious they were pretending to be unaffected.


    Justin''s heart clenched when he saw them holding hands, but he forced a wide smile onto his face. He walked over and held Renee''s shoulders as he said to her soothingly, "Rx, it''s just a game. I''ll protect youter."


    Renee seemed to realize something and immediately let go of Stefan''s hand. She looked up at Justin and smiled sweetly, saying in an unusually coy voice. "You promise? I''ll hide behind youter, okay?"


    Justin patted his chest. "Of course!"


    "Hmph!" Stefan snorted in disdain, making the atmosphere even more awkward. Leia and Xavier looked at each other and subconsciously took a step back. It really was a battlefield!


    Jeffrey was the only one who didn''t understand what was going on. He stood in the middle of the three of them eagerly and said, "Renee, it''s my first time doing an escape room. They said it''s pretty scary and challenges our intelligence. You''re the bravest and smartest person I know, so I''ll stick with you, okay?"


    "No problem!" Renee looked at Jeffrey and touched his head dotingly. "Just follow me. Let''s go!" She held Jeffrey''s arm as they followed the attendant, then asked Jeffrey, "Have you gotten used to filming yet? You seem to have lost a lot of weight."


    Jeffrey answered obediently, "Yeah, the crew is so nice to me. The director even said that I was born to be this character. I''ve been working on horseback riding every day, so I might look a lot slimmer, but I have muscles too. I think being an actor is very fulfilling. I''m very happy!" Jeffrey babbled happily. He was no longer as self-conscious as before, and looked confident and optimistic like any young man his age.


    Renee was happy to hear it. She felt that her decision to help Jeffrey join the entertainment circle was a good one. ''Is that so? Do you have muscles? Show me your abs," she joked and lifted his shirt. She saw muscles on his abdomen that came with nice lines.


    ''Do you like them, Renee? You can touch them if you want to," Jeffrey invited enthusiastically. It might sound cheesy if any other man said it, but Jeffrey had no impure motives. He simply wanted to make Renee happy.


    Stefan and Justin followed them with matching annoyed expressions, and said at the same time, ''Pretentious brat!"