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Darryl scratched his head and said gently with a smile, "I just met Maverick, so we're not too close."

"You just met him?"

Lolita frowned slightly; she was even more puzzled!

Darryl thought about it and began making up stories. "How should I say this? Well, Maverick had always admired you very much. He learned that you are married to an ordinary apothecary, and he was not very happy about it. He wanted to teach me a lesson, so he told you there was animosity between us!"

Darryl knew that Lolita was dubious about the whole incident that night, so he could only make up a lie to tell her.

Lolita blushed after listening to Darryl's explanation.

'Maverick is my secret admirer.'

Lolita said, "If that's the case, why did he kidnap me?"

Darryl racked his brain frantically for a reasonable theory while he said, "Maverick kidnapped you to a test if I would risk everything to save you. If I didn't come today, I would be known as a coward who doesn't deserve you. I'm here even thoug