Drew glanced at Joey and nodded in understanding. He then led everyone to another room.The door closed again, and the private room fell into silence.Joey stood before Serenity and looked down on her.Serenity stayed in her seat with an unnatural expression. She took a sip of water and coughed lightly. “Everyone in the Imperial City knows that you’re a playboy. How can it be your first time?”“It’s my first time selling myself.” Joey managed to say this with a straight face and without his heart skipping a beat.Serenity put down the glass of water with a bang and immediately said self-righteously, “Then why didn’t you make that clear? You were being so ambiguous; it sounds like you’re trying to scam me!”Joey’s eyes moved slightly. “If it was really my first time, would you take responsibility?”“Nope,” Serenity replied decisively, and she found his question funny. “Will you be responsible for every woman you slept with?”Joey frowned. “You’re not like other women.”Serenity
Apollo was dumbfounded. He turned to look at Demi. “Demz, your friend is a sc*mbag. Let’s hang out with her less from now on!”Demi coldly said, “Then YOU can go ahead and leave!”Apollo snapped his mouth shut in embarrassment and curled up in the corner of the sofa.A thought suddenly came to his head. Abel clearly knew that Apollo was here, but he should have trusted Ruth. Why did he still let them both come to a host club together? Did he do it on purpose?Was Abel using Joey to make Serenity turn over a new leaf so that she would not lead Ruth and Demz astray in the future?“I have a bold idea!” Dulcie said excitedly.Ruth replied, “Let’s hear it.”“Joey is obviously interested in Serenity! But she doesn’t seem interested in him at all, so she ran away after playing with him! The two of them have been in a tug-of-war that has lasted for a few months now. Joey is now pursuing her, but she’s still running away. She’s hoping that Joey would eventually lose interest and decide
Demi was speechless. As expected, only best friends understood each other best.“I’ll just ask you. What happened? Did the negotiations fall apart, or did you two reconcile?” Dulcie stared at her with her big, bright eyes.Serenity gave her a disdainful look. “What kind of question is that? We aren’t even in a relationship. What ‘reconciliation’?”“Oh, then it means that the negotiations have fallen through. Is he going to stop pestering you?” Dulcie asked.Serenity was silent for a few seconds. “He wants to work at Misty Rain. I’ll get someone to handle the HR stuff with him tomorrow.”Dulcie was speechless, and so was Ruth.She picked up her phone again and opened the chat with Abel. She proudly texted him, [Ha! My bestie didn’t fall for your trap. She’s not interested in him!][?][She agreed to let Joey work at Misty Rain instead!][Check again and update me later.]Ruth was puzzled. [?]Although the matter seemed to have been resolved, Serenity did not seem very happy
Notus was silent for a moment and avoided the topic. “You’re trying to hide Ruth’s identity from me, aren’t you? You don’t want me to investigate it because you want to protect her. If the press conference goes smoothly, I won’t bring up the issue of her identity again! I thought you had the same idea as I did, but you—”“Weren’t you trying to attack Seema as a show of strength?” Abel exposed him coldly and watched Notus’s expression change. “And not bringing it up doesn’t mean it never happened. If you don’t want to own up to your past mistakes, then don’t hurt her.”Ruth was a proud woman. She would never accept such a humiliating identity. If she wanted to return to the Lovehart family, she would only do it openly and willingly. She would not act like Notus, who was too cautious and tried to avoid other people’s judgements.“So, you admit that you ARE trying to hide Ruth’s identity!” Notus became excited.It was one thing to guess, but it was another to be certain. From the mome
Back in the private room at Regality, after three rounds of drinking, Ruth’s friends completely let themselves go, especially Serenity.“To be honest, I do have feelings for him!” She gestured with her pinkie finger, her voice had risen in volume. “But isn’t he pushing his luck? Have you ever heard of someone starting a relationship after just one night?”She paused and turned to Ruth, and everyone followed her gaze.Ruth had downed a few drinks herself. Her face was flushed, and her eyes were blank and unwary.“Why are you all looking at me?”“Spill! How long did it take for you and Abel to start dating after you slept with him?”Ruth blinked. “I didn’t!”Serenity rolled her eyes. “You’re just short of carving the words ‘taken’ on your forehead! When have I ever called you out without good reason? Anyone with eyes can see that Abel is very possessive of you!”Ruth was surprised. “Huh? You can tell?”Serenity was speechless, and maybe a little hurt. It would have been fine if
However, after carefully comparing them, Apollo realized that it was mostly Serenity who was the vulgar wolf, while Demi and Ruth were like innocent little rabbits. They were adorable drunks.Damn. Abel’s worries were not unfounded. He had to do something about Serenity!Joey was a good candidate. Although he was known to be a playboy, he seemed dead set on Serenity. Most importantly, Serenity had feelings for him, too!At the thought of this, Apollo got up and left the private room…At exactly 12 a.m., Ruth’s phone alarm rang, and she sobered up within seconds.“Oh no!”“What happened?” Her friends, still engrossed in their gossip, were very confused.Ruth showed them the time. “Abel said that this is my curfew. If I go home late, I’ll be done for!”Serenity sneered. “You’ve been talking about him all night. Are you mocking us single people?”Ruth glared at her. “Aren’t you the one who has been begging me to talk about him all night?”“…Bye!.”Since Ruth insisted on leaving
Moreover, they were unaware that they were whispering rather loudly into each other’s ears. It made Aquilo feel that they were being especially arrogant.“Miss Ruth!” he said unhappily in a serious voice.Ruth turned back to him, and her voice was cold and proud. “What?”Aquilo choked for a few seconds before he said, “Luna may leave the entertainment industry, but it has to be her own decision. Get Joseph Hansford to withdraw the statement!”Tonight, Grand Empire Entertainment had suddenly announced that they would never work with immoral artists. To make sure that everyone knew who he was talking about, he went and liked the marketing account that exposed Luna’s indecent photos.Luna had not been doing well for a while. Tonight’s incident was the final straw. She had sent him a long heartfelt message and tried to end her own life. Fortunately, Aquilo had suspected something and managed to save her in time.Luna told him that as long as she was alive, that jealous and vengeful R
Drew felt as though someone had hit the pause button.While he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually screaming in his heart, “Ohmygod!!! She really IS Mrs. Blakewell!”“I’ll see to it immediately. Then, what about Mr. Aquilo…?” He looked at the dark-faced Aquilo inquiringly.Serenity struggled to help Ruth to a sofa nearby. “You should know how to deal with people who pursue your lady boss.”Aquilo widened his eyes and subconsciously followed them. “You’re talking nonsense—”“Mr. Aquilo!” Drew quickly stepped forward and blocked his way with a smile. “Have some self-respect!”Aquilo was speechless. No matter how he tried, Drew still “invited” him to leave.After confirming that Ruth was Mrs. Blakewell, Drew became even more courteous toward her, but he also paid more attention to her boundaries.When Serenity and Ruth walked out of the hall and got into the car, no one was allowed to touch them. Serenity had to drag Ruth into the car herself.When she stood up to catch