Dear Sweetheart Chapter 287 An Icy Kiss
“What are you all busy talking about? The game is starting soon!” Jessica trotted over. “Wyatt, why do you keep rubbing your bum? Is there a hemorrhoid growth there?”
“Babe.” Wyatt pulled her into his arms and savored the feel of her soft curves. “Curtis instructed me to call for Theodore, but he ended up kicking me twice.”
Jessica caressed his head and asked concernedly, “Does it hurt? Can you still dance?”
“Of course it does. But I’ll still accompany you to the dance and game! After all, I can’t let you lose out to the other women!” Wyatt said brazenly.
Curtis was dumbfounded.
Is Wyatt a lunatic that escaped from an asylum?
The dance hall was Moroccan-themed with burgundy accents. Its ambiance was heightened by tasteful rock music playing in the background and flocks of young couples swaying to the beat in the center.
Rayna donned an emerald gown in the style of the middle ages. Her hair was pinned in place in an unswept fashion by a pearl bodkin, which gave her a regal air of insouciance.
Her pert face and flawlessly dainty features darted in and out of view with the flickering strobe lights in the club, and the fluttering hem of her dress was as enchanting as a flower in full bloom.
Curtis couldn’t keep his eyes off her as he praised, “You look stunning tonight.”
“Thank you. You look rather dashing yourself.” Rayna gave him a tight-lipped smile.
She was aware of his fondness for secretly gifting her presents, such as the dress she was wearing, and then pretending to be astounded by her beauty once she wore them.
Are you tired of such antics by now?
An emcee took over once the dance ended and explained that the game was next. Those who’d registered to participate would have a chance to win prizes, while non-participants were allowed to spectate from the sidelines.
It was called “Blind Seekers.”
The blindfolded woman would have to identify her partner by the sound of his coughs from a group of men. If she managed to identify him correctly, he would then be tasked with removing her blindfold.
The first couple to successfully have their blindfold removed would win a pair of true love diamond rings sponsored by YH brand.
The emcee had just finished explaining the rules when a feverish Wyatt raised his hand in the crowd and announced, “I swear that my girlfriend and I will be the fastest ones to finish the game!”
“Boo!”
Everyone rolled their eyes at him.
Many couples registered for the game. Including Jasmine and Rayna, it totaled up to more than ten groups.
The emcee requested the non-participants to vacate the area and directed the female participants to stand outside the white line to be blindfolded. The game would commence when the first man began coughing.
The men were prohibited from speaking and would be disqualified if they so much as uttered a word.
Rayna was internally cursing herself for her luck.
Now that it was thirteen groups instead of five, how could she filter out the sound of twelve other men coughing concurrently to pinpoint her boyfriend’s? That would be wishful thinking even if she possessed perfect hearing.
If she’d known of such a ridiculous arrangement beforehand, she wouldn’t have participated in the game in the first place.
Wyatt yelled to her while preparing for the game, “Babe, my voice is so distinct that it’ll be a piece of cake for you. But if you pick wrongly, don’t blame me for making you cry once we get home.”
Jessica flushed red as a tomato as she held back from clubbing him with her bottled water.
“Shut up!”
A waiter came forward and blindfolded Rayna.
The blindfold was tied securely so that she was immersed in complete darkness. Rayna couldn’t help feeling slightly nervous about losing her vision.
A man’s cough sounded twenty seconds later.
The emcee had stipulated that one’s cough shouldn’t be too loud, or else it’d be too easily identifiable.
She was confident that the first man was not Curtis as his cough was far too light. The next man’s cough several seconds later also did not sound right.
Rayna’s fists curled in frustration as the subsequent coughs yielded nothing, and she spent an increasing amount of time in darkness.
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