"She is single! I don't see why I can't pursue her." Ian sighed.
"She... I have been told to inform you that you can't flirt with her any longer." Thought unintended, Ian's words came off as something Katherine had told him.
"If she wants me off her track, she should tell me herself." He shook off Ian's hand from his shoulder and fumed as he walked away.
Ian heaved a sigh of relief. The crisis was averted for now.
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