Violette watched her heart rate tracker on her wrist, the numbers dropping from a hundred to eighty.
Why the hell was he here? Odette didn't invite him or his buddies.
Did he just show up on his own?
Odette nearly jumped out of her skin.
She reached out and pinched Ramsey's arm, “What's going on? Why is he here?”
The moment Elijah showed up, the vibe in the villa turned ice cold.
Odette wasn't exactly thrilled to see him, but she didn't dare to kick him out.
Ramsey whispered in Odette's ear, “Since Elijah is here, let's just play nice and welcome him! No frowning. Help me out here.”
Ramsey quickly finished and went over to Elijah with a warm welcome, “Elijah, Brandon, you guys are here! Did you have dinner yet? If not, we still have something in the kitchen."
Brandon chimed in, “We're not hungry for now. What were you guys up to just now? Making quite the ruckus.”
As soon as Brandon finished, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, like someone hit the pause button.
“We were playing Heartbeat Challenge! You guys wanna join?” Odette's good friend Lisa invited enthusiastically.
“Sure! How do we play?” Brandon pulled Elijah towards them.
Odette shot a glance at Lisa.
Lisa looked a bit aggrieved, and she whispered her plan to Odette, “Once they lose, we can mess with them a bit!”
Odette instantly got it.
“Violette, go sit on the side.”
Odette helped Violette up from the middle of the couch, then Brandon and Elijah were ushered to the center.
Violette's heart rate tracker was taken off.
“Which one of you is going first?” Lisa walked up to them with the tracker.
Brandon laughed and comforted him, “I just looked it up online, the game is pretty simple. They will show you some short clips, and all you have to do is stay calm. Ha-ha, this game is perfect for you! Because no matter what they show, you definitely won't be moved.”
Brandon was so confident that he challenged everyone, “How about we make a bet? I bet he wins! Anyone thinks he'll lose, place your bets!”
Aside from Brandon, Ramsey, Odette, and Violette, no one else really knew Elijah.
All they knew was this guy was a big shot.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward. To lighten things up, Lisa plucked up the courage and said, “I'll bet he'll lose! If I lose, I'll down three drinks. If you lose, you gotta drink a whole bottle! Deal?”
“Ha-ha, deal!” Brandon agreed without hesitation.
The girls started looking for short clips.
For someone like Elijah who was a high-flyer and constantly surrounded by beauties, they needed to find some more provocative clips to make him lose.
“I have some classic kissing scenes and bed scenes in my collection!” Lisa said.
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