“Even without Camila, mark my words, Isaac. You will not remain single forever!"

Isaac continued his departure without pause, Jaylen’s words trailing behind him like scattered dust in the wind.

Desperate to prove his point, Jaylen called after him, “How about we make a bet, Isaac? I wager that within a year, you'll find Love once more. Care to accept?"

Isaac offered no response, his silence a resolute rejection of Jaylen's proposition.

"Hey!"

With a resounding bang, the door closed.

Jaylen was Left speechless alone with his thoughts.

“I'll lose a year of my life if he falls in love with another woman," said Alick.

Alick emerged from his room at that moment, a mischievous glimmer in his eyes.

He heard Jaylen's words.

“He will. Have faith," Jaylen remarked, a knowing smile tugging at his lips.

But Alick didn't buy that. "You think so? I beg to differ."

Alick had a more in-depth familiarity with Isaac than Jaylen had.

“Ah, men like you are all cut from the same cloth!" Jaylen snorted dismissively before turning away and returning to his room.

Alick's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but ask, “Aren't you a man as well?"

His words suggested he saw himself as distinct from the others.

“Are you implying you're gay?"

With that, Alick closed his door.

Jaylen couldn't react for a moment.

“I made that remark because I believe I'm different from you fickle love-struck fools!" Jaylen muttered to himself, his voice echoing down the empty corridor.

He then snorted at Alick's room, "You fucking jerk!"

Meanwhile, Isaac returned home after completing his errand.

Little Joe had just mastered the art of walking, his steps growing steadier.

As Isaac stepped into his residence, Joe hurriedly toddled over and wrapped his tiny arms around his father's legs. "Mama..."

The term daddy hadn't found its way into Joe's vocabulary yet! Isaac hadn't deliberately taught him to call him daddy.