Julian immediately rushed to comfort Scarlett. "Silly girl. Don't worry, we're just going to get a few drinks. Although my uncle's words sound crass, he's actually a nice guy. Besides, you're his future niece-in-law, so he wouldn't actually do anything to you. He's just joking around. It'll only be us and a few close friends. There's nothing to worry about!"Hearing Justin say that, Scarlett knew that there was no going back now. If she continued to insist that she didn't want to go, it would definitely make things awkward. As such, she could only stay silent and watch helplessly as the entire situation slowly started to spiral out of her control.After Scarlett and Justin had left, only Jonathan and Celeste were left standing outside the house. Jonathan watched silently as their car sped off, whereas Celeste was looking at him. Jonathan didn't know it, but Celeste had noticed the odd way he'd looked at Scarlett.Celeste had practically grown up with him, so she could tell that it h
As expected, Daphne, who'd arrived in good spirits, was almost immediately crestfallen at his words. She hadn't expected him to say anything like that at all and was understandably embarrassed. Regardless, she still plastered a smile on her face and whined, "Do you really have to say something like that, Mr. Leonard?"Jonathan's expression seemed to warm minutely afterward, so Daphne mustered up the courage to get closer to him again. Seeing as he didn't object to their close proximity, she boldly clung onto his arm as well.Jonathan looked at Scarlett knowingly before reaching out to pull Daphne into his embrace and letting his hands roam all over her thighs, painting a lewd sight.Scarlett turned her head away from them, unwilling to watch such a lewd scene.On second thought, she realized that she had no right to be disgusted by Daphne and Jonathan. After all, she'd also been in Daphne's position before and had also been felt up by Jonathan in front of a crowd. That explained wh
Liam continued after a pause, "The person who picks out the most powerful card would then be the boss and would be able to ask the person who picked out the least powerful card to choose between truth or dare. Though I have to warn everyone here that if anyone here chooses 'truth' but lies, they would have to suffer my wrath!"Scarlett's heart skipped a beat at his warning. Her luck had always been mediocre at best, and she never participated in such games because of that. Besides, what if Jonathan forced her to choose between truth or dare? As such, she shakily raised her hand to protest weakly, "I'm not feeling so good right now; may I please go home first?""No can do! No one here is allowed to leave! Let's start!" Liam announced it with finality, and the game officially started. Scarlett could only begrudgingly accept it. It seems as if she'd sealed her fate when she'd agreed to meet Justin's family. If she hadn't agreed to dinner tonight, none of this would've happened. In the e
Before Scarlett could decide her next plan of action, she was already forcefully pulled into Justin's embrace and passionately kissed by him. Scarlett had never seen Justin so out of control like this before, and she struggled to catch her breath in between his relentless kisses. Justin, on the other hand, seemed to have completely forgotten that this was all just a game and refused to just let her escape. It was as if he'd forgotten that there was a crowd around them, watching them make out. Scarlett was surprised that the usually gentle Justin would have such a wild side. Eventually, after five minutes, Justin reluctantly let her go. Scarlett couldn't help but look at Jonathan after she was released. His expression had darkened immeasurably, which was completely at odds with the laughing faces of the others in the room.Scarlett was terrified and decided to just ignore him. The entire room was laughing except for her, Justin, and Jonathan, and their boisterous laughter made her
Unexpectedly, she bumped into Jonathan on her way back to the room. Jonathan had a cigarette between his teeth and looked devilish, which only served to disgust Scarlett.Jonathan looked like a hunter who'd just caught sight of his prey when he saw Scarlett and angrily confronted her, "Who are you to call me a bear? I fucking dare you to say it again!" Scarlett tried to dodge him but failed and ended up getting pinned between the wall and his body as he forcefully kissed her. She tasted sweet and familiar, and it riled him up. It had almost been a year since they had kissed, and he missed it. He'd wanted to treat her gently, but just thinking about her making out with another man made him dismiss that thought entirely. He viciously bit her lips as they kissed, as if he were punishing her for daring to kiss someone other than him. Scarlett hadn't expected him to be so bold as to do this to her in public, and she desperately tried to break free from him, but to no avail.After a wh
Besides, Justin had always had incredible self-discipline and restraint, so how could he possibly get as drunk as he was right now? Did you force him to drink?" Scarlett questioned. She knew Justin like the back of her hand. She knew that Justin wouldn't have gotten so drunk unless someone had egged him on. Hence, she was extremely suspicious of Jonathan. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Did Jonathan even have a shred of humanity in him? How could he do something like that to his own family?Jonathan's lips curled into a seductive smile at her accusation. Any woman would be hypnotized by such a smile, but to Scarlett, it only made him more detestable. Though they had spent a year apart, she'd spent a good amount of time with him before that, and she could immediately tell what that smile meant. It was a silent admission that he'd gotten Justin drunk just so he could send her home!Scarlett was no stranger to his cunning tricks. He sure was a force to be reckoned
Just then, Jonathan swerved the car to the side, and Scarlett—who'd already been feeling sick—felt her stomach churn even more at the momentum. She'd already been in a terrible mood, and the swerving was the final straw. She couldn't take it anymore, nor could she wait for him to stop the car; she rolled down the window and threw up almost immediately. She didn't need to look at his expression to know how furious he must be. She'd told him over and over again that he disgusted her, and now she was actually throwing up because of him. Jonathan had never had to experience anything like this before. Normally, women were dying to be with him. Yet now there was a woman who was throwing up just by being in his presence. As such, he was understandably in a foul mood.However, despite how irritated and annoyed he was, he wasn't completely heartless. Watching Scarlett heave her guts out made him pull over expressionlessly so she could take a break.Scarlett was in disbelief at her condition
Jonathan, who was still quite annoyed by their argument, couldn't help but laugh at her cautious tone. What was going on in this stupid woman's brain? How could she ask him such a dumb question? Did she think he was a fool? He wouldn't just randomly commit a crime.He didn't have the energy to deal with her and simply continued driving them around in circles. Scarlett was getting nauseous from all the spinning, which was only made worse by her anxiety about not knowing where he was taking them. She was about to lose her mind and wondered if she should say something to him. Eventually, he stopped the car in front of a 24-hour pharmacy that looked like it hadn't had customers in years."Go buy some condoms. Remember to get the extra large ones!" Jonathan commanded, making Scarlett flush. What the fuck was going on in this man's head? How could he say something like that with such a straight face? Besides, why did she have to be the one to do something so embarrassing? It's not like she