Jaxen was the one speaking up, scratching his head and looking a bit uneasy.

“Katelyn, are you finally owning up to who you really are? Once we sort this out, would you consider letting me be your apprentice?”

The romantic vibe disappeared in an instant.

Alfy shot a fierce glare at Jaxen.

“Get real. My mentor will have only one apprentice in this lifetime, and that’s me.”

Jaxen scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward.

He didn’t want to ruin the mood, but this rare chance could mean more time with Alfy if Katelyn agreed to make him her apprentice.

To boost his own love life, he had to swallow his pride and put his good friend’s romantic hopes aside.

Almost immediately, Katelyn remembered that Jaxen had already shown his passion for TS the first time they met. She coughed awkwardly, shattering the silence.

“Honestly, I did say I’d only take one apprentice in this lifetime, and that’s Alfy.”

“I could always make an exception; someone like me—talented, handsome, and smart—is a rare catch. Not everyone gets the chance to take in an apprentice like me,” Jaxen said, casually running his fingers through his hair.

He was overflowing with confidence in his charm.

With his striking good looks and toned muscles, he believed it was only a matter of time before he won Alfy over.

But as he watched Alfy’s expression, Jaxen could feel clear disdain coming from her.

“How can you be so unpleasantly smooth at such a young age?”

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Jaxen was speechless.

And so was Katelyn and Vincent.

Time felt like it paused for a moment.

Jaxen blinked, feeling as if the phrase “unpleasantly smooth” had dropped from the sky and was weighing on him.

Feeling a rare wave of self-doubt, he coughed heavily.

“Don’t you think that comment doesn’t really suit me?”

“This is just the essence of my charm.”

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Jaxen felt another blow, and this one hit hard.

What was going on? This wasn’t how he pictured things would go; Alfy should have reacted differently. In the past, women would crowd around him no matter where he went.

All he had to do was sit there to capture their hearts.

But now…

Jaxen couldn’t resist asking, “Alfy, are you a little nearsighted? Do you want me to get you a pair of glasses?”

Alfy scoffed, “I can see your nature just fine without glasses. Trying to get a girlfriend with your level of slickness will be hard. People can smell it from a mile away.”

What started as a light jab quickly escalated into a full-on attack, and now it felt like a knockout blow.

After enduring the whole onslaught, Jaxen felt like he might spit blood.

Oh, come on! Could someone explain why things turned out this way?

Instead of winning Alfy over, he seemed to have earned her disgust.

Katelyn tried hard not to laugh, biting her lip to hold it in, but her shaking shoulders gave her away.

Here was Jaxen, the ultimate playboy, facing his first big setback in love.

To Katelyn’s surprise, Alfy, who seemed cute and harmless, had a sharp tongue that pierced Jaxen with every word.

Vincent also held back a smile.

He was glad he hadn’t taken any of Jaxen’s so-called advice on romance.

After hearing Jaxen brag about his love life, it was surprising to see him crumble so quickly under Alfy’s sharp comebacks.

Jaxen complained, “Are you really my friends?”

“I think you should take Alfy’s advice seriously and tone down the so-called charm,” Katelyn teased, purposely adding to his misery.

To be fair, Jaxen wasn’t overly smooth; he just had a laid-back attitude that sometimes came off as a bit too carefree.

Despite Jaxen’s reputation as a ladies’ man, Katelyn, who had spent a lot of time with him recently, never saw him exchange numbers or get close to any woman casually.

This behavior didn’t match the usual playboy image. If Jaxen were really like that, how could he have time to perfect his hacking skills?

Finally, Vincent shifted the topic.

“It’s getting late. Let’s get some rest and discuss this tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

Everyone then headed back to their rooms.

Katelyn felt a weight lift off her heart and slept peacefully that night.

But the next morning, another unexpected visitor showed up.

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