“Do I look like someone who would try to get out of this?” Ryleigh pointed at herself and challenged him, “I’m the best when it comes to games!”Louis laughed. Maisie cleared her throat. “Alright, let’s start then. Barbara, Helios, are you alright with this?” she asked them intentionally. Helios smiled. “I’m fine with anything.”Seeing that Barbara couldn’t decide, Ryleigh shook her arm. “Barbara, join us, be part of it!”Barbara didn’t want to refuse, so she agreed. Ryleigh spun the lazy Susan, and the designated dish was the lobster. The lobster stopped in front of Tanner, who was surprised, “I choose truth.”Ryleigh immediately asked, “Are you a virgin?”Louis spat out his cognac and choked. Everyone there had an awkward expression, and even Tanner was surprised, “We’re going all out?”Ryleigh put her hands on her waist. “That makes it fun. You chose truth.”He gnashed his teeth, “No.”They chose another designated dish and turned the turntable. The disk slowly stopped
Ryleigh pointed to Tanner. “Well, then… Helios and Tan?”Tanner shuddered and raised his hand to object. “No, I don’t kiss men!”Ryleigh and Barbara looked at each other and seemed to have imagined something, then laughed out loud. Helios finally chose truth. Ryleigh lay on the table and asked, “I’ve always wanted to ask, do you have a crush on someone?”Barbara rubbed her nose bridge, and when she heard Ryleigh’s question, she froze, and her ears perked up.Maisie picked up the wine glass and smiled. “I want to know too.”Tanner and Louis chimed in, “We all want to know.”Heliod looked down. “Not for now.”The three got quiet. Barbara sat there quietly, not sure if she was drunk or sober, and didn’t know what to think.Maisie looked at both of them and didn’t make a sound. Seeing that Ryleigh was still not done, Louis cleared his throat. “We’re almost out of alcohol. Let’s stop here.”She objected. “No, I haven’t had enough yet. We can still continue.”Loui walked behi
Helios nodded. When they got to her apartment, Barbara was asleep. He took a deep breath, parked his car, walked to the passenger side, and carried her out.When they got to her door, he unlocked it with her fingerprint. Her home was clean and spacious. There wasn't a lot of extra furniture or things. He carried her into the room, which had a white theme. It looked spotless. There were plushies in front of the window, and the book racks were filled with comic books and figurines, limited editions, special editions, covering the shelves. Even the posters on the walls were comic book characters.If he didn’t see this with his own eyes, he wouldn’t believe that she had this side of her. Helios laid her down on the bed, and once she touched the bed, she slept more soundly.He wanted to pull his hands out, but Barbara turned and trapped his hands under her body.Helios was surprised. His arms were stuck, and he could only stand leaning down. Barbara’s face was facing him, and when
At Royal Crown…Morgan Lynch placed the tablet on Helios’ desk, showing that he was trending on Twitter. Heliod picked up the tablet and read. He was surprised. Morgan asked, “Are you really in a relationship?”“No.” Helios frowned. This had been taken on the day he sent Barbara home. “There’s a huge argument online. Your fans are arguing with cyber troopers. You were just on magazine covers with Mr. Goldmann not too long ago, and now you are rumored to be in a relationship. The fans who shipped you two together are not having any of this.”Once the fans accepted a shipped couple, it would stay that way. Many of the fans would become obsessed with the couple and would not be able to accept their ship being destroyed. Helios didn’t say anything. Morgan said, “I should post a tweet to clarify.”“No.” Helios put down the tablet and rubbed the bridge of his nose, “If someone is paying the cyber troopers, there’s no point in clarifying. And…”He looked up at Morgan. “The ship
The few girls at the front looked at each other and asked, “Helios is your cousin? Why don’t you tell us he’s your brother instead?”Ryleigh lifted her chin and replied, “I’m not Helios’ cousin? Feel free to go to the Bouchers and find it out yourself.”After that, she stood in front of the entrance and pointed at them. ‘I warn you. I’ve already called the police, and they’re on their way here now. If you guys don't want to be charged for disturbing the peace and be sent to jail, then get the hell out of here now!”“Who the hell do you think you are to chase us away? Get that b*tch out of here right now!” Those few girls went forward and began pushing Ryleigh.“Who are you calling a b*tch, you bunch of b*tches!?” Ryleigh flew into a rage and began fighting them.However, there was no way Ryleigh could fight against a group of people. Suddenly, someone kicked her, and she lost her balance. She fell on the steps behind her and hit her waist. Her face turned pale instantly, and she n
Ryleigh was stumped. She was so anxious that she was on the verge of crying. “Of course, I’m not…”Maisie seemed to have understood something. She frowned and chimed in, “Alright. Let’s go to see the doctor now.”While Ryleigh was getting herself checked in the gynecology department, Maisie and Barbara waited outside. After a short while, Ryleigh came out of the room with the nurse.Her eyes were red around the rims, and it seemed like she had cried.Maisie opened her mouth and asked, “Ryleigh, you…”She kept her head low and did not say anything.Barbara sat in front of the nurse and asked, “May we know what’s going on with our friend?”The nurse looked at her and replied, “She’s fine. Her hymen is ruptured due to external force and bleeds a little.”Barbara was stunned. It took her quite a while before she came around to her senses and asked, “Can something like that happen as well?”The nurse answered matter-of-factly, “The toughness of the hymen varies from individual to i
Helios lowered his head and said apologetically, “I've learned everything, and I'm sorry for the trouble. I've looked into it, and those people aren't my fans.”Helios knew his fans very well. His fans would never do such outlandish or even irrational things in his name.“Yeah, I know.” Barbara nodded. It did not matter if she believed him or not. Even if they were really his fans, she could understand as well.Without waiting for Helios to say anything, she looked at him and said, “I'm the one who caused you trouble. It seems I have to be careful from now on. If you have nothing else to do, Mr. Boucher, then I'll—”“Let’s move,” he chimed in, stunning Barbara. She looked at him in confusion and asked, “What?”Helios looked at her and answered, “It was Katrina. It was Katrina who took that picture of us when I sent you back that day. She knows where you live, so it isn't safe for you to continue staying here.”It took Barbara quite a while before she finally came around to her se
“Wait, I’m not—” Just when the young man was trying to explain for himself, Colton and the rest of the old people from the neighborhood had arrived.The group of old people studied him from head to toe and said, “I’ve never seen you in this neighborhood before.”“You are not a human trafficker, are you?”The young man lifted his arms and quickly explained, “I’m not a human trafficker, I’m a scout!”When he saw that the group of old people did not believe him, he rapidly pulled out his working ID.“Here, this is my working ID!”Daisie knew what a scout was. However, her mother had told her to focus on her studies. They would only consider whether she wanted to join the entertainment industry or not when she was 18.Tilting her head, Daisie said, “Sir, Colton and I aren’t going to become actors now. We still have to go to school!”The young man was persistent and replied, “It’s okay. We can make an appointment first. You can sign a contract with our company when you grow up!”Co