In an underground bar at 3 am, two men acting low-key were making deals in a corner, both of whom had ordered drinks for themselves but had left them untouched.Ian, who had a black cap on, lowered the brim and said to the other man, "We were once classmates, Tyler. You even took two million dollars from me in one fell swoop, so what you're about to tell me better be worth that much."The man sitting opposite him was wearing a black mask with graffiti art, and he had sunken dark circles under his eyes. The man came closer to Ian and replied, "If it wasn't for my relative living abroad who desperately needed the money to cure their illness, I wouldn't dare make such a big gamble in the first place. I guarantee you that this will be worth every penny!"There was still some hesitation in Ian's eyes, but upon remembering that he had the information of his elementary school friend's address and the details of his family members, he lowered his guard a little. He then took out a bank card
"Exactly! As long as you let me buy you dinner this one time, I'll let go of this matter entirely," Eugene immediately promised."Fine, come pick me up." Erin hung up after updating him on her whereabouts. It'd be for the best if she could just get rid of someone so clingy as soon as she could. While walking to where they both agreed to meet up, she typed a message to Chandler via WhatsApp."I've already sent my mom home. I'll be having dinner with a friend, so I'll be back late."Less than ten seconds later, she received Chandler's text. "With who?"After giving it some thought, she recalled one week ago when Chandler had stopped ordering Hans to tail her, so she felt that she should be more honest with him too. "My bestie's ex-husband.""Eugene?" He texted back within seconds. Just as she was about to type her answer, she received a call from Chandler instead."Why are you having dinner with him, Erin?" he quizzed. He sounded bewildered, and she could even hear that he wa
"Well, aren't you so full of yourself! Me, jealous of you? Don't make me laugh!" Holly snorted.Eugene was not in the mood to continue bickering with her, so he picked up his phone and car keys and went to the front desk to pay for dinner before leaving.Seeing as the night ended poorly for everyone, Holly thought of inviting Erin out for dinner another day to make amends. She decided that their friendship must be mended at all costs. …Just as Erin exited the elevator and was about to walk out of the building, she was met with Sean shortly after. "Kindly get out of my way, please," she ordered as she glared at him coldly. "I wasn't the one who made you angry just now, so you shouldn't take your anger out on me," he said innocently. "What do you want?" she snapped impatiently. It was the first time she had a scuffle with her best friend over a man she hated, so she felt it was all for nothing. She was also disappointed in the way Holly treated her tonight. "It was your bes
"How is it tiring talking to me? I'm so easy to talk to." Sean laughed."Shh, shut up! Someone's calling me," Erin shushed. She took out her cell phone from her handbag and saw that her cousin May had called. As soon as the call connected, she could hear May sobbing over the phone, "Erin…James had abandoned me…I feel so sad, and my heart hurts so much right now…""Have you been drinking, May? Where are you now?" Erin asked nervously. May had collapsed onto a sofa in a karaoke booth, surrounded by her guy and girl friends. "May! Say something! Where exactly are you now?" Erin shouted in panic. May was her only family in the city. She could clearly make out that she had been drinking over the phone, so what would happen if bad people were around her? May hadn't hung up the call yet, so Erin could still hear some faint music and talking coming from the other end. At this time, a female friend sitting next to May took over the phone and started explaining, "Hi, May's classmate
Erin's shriek made Sean immediately turn his head away, and when he saw that the light had changed to green, he stepped on the gas to continue driving.Erin then turned to face May and started fumbling with her shirt buttons to cover her chest up. With her heart rate still erratic, she thought that it was just her luck that one of her shirt buttons had gone missing.Out of frustration, she cussed under her breath.Why'd something this embarrassing have to happen now…Sean could sense her panic, so he subconsciously turned his face to look at her. "You'd better not look over here!" she shouted.This prompted him to turn his head again before letting out a soft cough and asking, "What's wrong?"I lost a shirt button…" she grumbled.As soon as he heard her reply, he tried his best to suppress the urge to smirk and said with the straightest face possible, "Don't worry, I know what to do..."He then started driving with one hand, as he used his right hand to reach to the backseat to retriev
Chandler's gaze darkened, and he coaxed Erin, "Maybe you can eat the side dishes instead, or I can get the chefs to prepare something else for you.""No need to trouble them any more, I'll just eat the sides…" she replied, as she didn't feel like being a burden to the chefs this late at night.After giving it some thought, he said, "I can go with you to the hospital tomorrow to get a checkup on your stomach. Who knows if it might be an infection or something."She also thought of paying a visit to the hospital soon. "I can go by myself tomorrow. You don't have to come along," she replied."It's fine. Let me go with you," he insisted.Seeing how adamant he was to follow her, she no longer turned him down.…The next day at eleven o'clock in the morning, Chandler and Erin exited Liberty General Hospital together.Erin had arranged to undergo a series of tests at the hospital, which would be performed by Dr. Louise. Chandler stayed with her the entire time.The next step was to wait for t
"Hold it! What has my cousin done for you to treat her like that?" Erin hurried down the stairs.Chandler stared at her impassively. "Why don't you ask her, Erin?" His breath reeked of alcohol. Erin could smell it from where she stood, more than 15 feet away.May sat on the ground in only Erin's nightgown. One of the shoulder straps had slipped off her shoulder. Most of her skin was exposed, and she was just short of being indecent.She hastily covered her chest with her hands and raised her head, weeping grievously to Erin, "Erin, he…He attempted to force himself on me while he was drunk. I tried to leave! But he pushed me to the floor and tried to…I can't live with this! I'd rather die!" May sobbed dramatically.A murderous glint flickered in Chandler's eyes. How dare this shameless bitch churn up such stories to slander him? He had half a mind to just strangle her to death right then and there! He drew a deep breath to calm himself down.Erin's expression was one of shock. She could
Holly's question caught Erin by surprise. "Holly, from the looks of it, you're more inclined to trust Chandler?""Something just feels off about the sudden turn of events. Your cousin stays over at the mansion for one night, and this happens. Isn't it too much of a coincidence? Furthermore, Chandler is a man who has tons of beautiful women at his beck and call. Would he need to stoop so low as to force himself on your cousin?" Holly stood by Erin's bedside, expounding the situation.Erin stopped and pondered on her words for a while as Holly continued, "It's possible that Chandler was really feeling wronged to fly into such a rage."That elicited a dissatisfied response from Erin. "Hey, why are you taking his side? Who's the one hospitalized now?"Holly defended herself, "Erin, you know that I'm not taking his side. I just don't want to jump to conclusions. Besides, I wasn't there personally, so I didn't see what happened, which is why I'm trying to make sense of the situation.""But M