Without thinking much, Leanna took out her phone and found a photo to show Freddie.
As he looked at the photo, he asked in confusion, "This is your boyfriend?"
"Yes," she answered righteously.
That was actually a photo of a male celebrity who was quite popular recently. He had fans from all age groups. In fact, she couldn't remember when she saved his photo, but she was taking this as an emergency savior at this moment.
Just then, Freddie laughed. "Girl, are you really brushing me off this way? This man in the photo is one of the celebrities in my company. He's… queer."
Hearing that, she became speechless. What the f*ck?
She took back her phone calmly and looked at the screen. "Oh, my bad. Wrong photo."
Then, she continued to scroll through her album, trying to find Louis' photo. Yet, even after scrolling for some time, she still couldn't find it.
Did I not save any pictures of him? How could I not save any photos of my handsome little brother?
Just then, Leanna's hand was emptied, and her phone was snatched away. A tall and slim figure stood beside her, and the cold voice of a man resonated from the side. "I'm her boyfriend. Do you have any problem with it?"
She was stunned when she heard his voice. Why is this b*stard back already?
Likewise, Freddie was stunned for a few seconds too. Then, a clear smile tugged on his lips. Well, well. I didn't know Aidan was so good at flirting with girls, intervening when he sees injustice and saving this damsel.
When he felt that he didn't have much of a chance anymore, he thought that he should let Aidan be with her. So, when he left, he said very cooperatively, "Okay, I'm not worthy." He then left happily after that.
Meanwhile, behind him, the two people standing there were in silence. After a few seconds, they parted their mouths at the same time.
"I thought you were supposed to come back two days later."
"Am I just a decorative boyfriend to you?"
I know that he'd turn around and scold me. Leanna mumbled under her breath, "I don't even have your photo."
"Is this the best you can come up with?" Aidan was so enraged that he felt his stomach aching.
He waited there for so long, waiting for her to mention his name in front of Freddie. Yet, she actually used a queer man's photo and said that he was her boyfriend. Am I such an embarrassment to her?
His questioning tone was what Leanna hated the most, so she said righteously, "I don't need a reason. I just wanted to say so!"
After that, she left without giving him another look.
Looking at her from the back, Aidan felt his temples twitching. Is she actually angry right now?
When Leanna returned to her table, she took the wine glass in front of her and gulped down the wine in one shot. Zoe didn't even manage to stop her.
Just when she was about to ask what happened, she saw a familiar figure seated beside Freddie.
When Zoe saw that, she was confused. Well, that's a surprising pair. Why is that b*stard here?
On the other hand, Freddie was speechless as well since he pretended not to know them just now to give Aidan a chance. By the look on his face, did he get rejected too?
At this thought, he couldn't help but click his tongue. He then filled Aidan's glass with wine and told him in a low voice that only the two of them could hear, "Girls outside are too wild. It's better for you to go home and stay with your wife."
"Shut up," Aidan said coldly.
With his brows lifted, Freddie thought, Never mind, you ungrateful b*stard.
On the side, the carefree Jamie kept gesturing to Zoe. "This one's hot! Oh my God, he's so good-looking! And he doesn't look like those players either. What do you think?"
"I still cherish my life," Zoe replied to her.
In case Jamie would have some awkward misunderstanding later, Zoe whispered something into her ears.
After that, Jamie became silent at once and didn't even dare to talk.
Without the mood-maker named Jamie livening up the party, coupled with another person who could freeze the atmosphere all around him joining the table, the atmosphere turned awkwardly cold at once.
Taking this as a chance, Freddie cleared his throat and suggested, "It's quite boring to keep playing games, though. Why don't we play something else?"
"Like what?" someone asked.
"Truth or dare, but we'll change the rules a little. Whoever the spinning wheel points at, the player needs to execute the action. No running away with drinks; just playing. What do you all think?"
What he meant was that when they played truth or dare, even if the player was asked a question they didn't want to answer, or was asked to do a dare they didn't want to do, there would be no choice but to do it no matter how outrageous the dare was.
Tsk, his intention is so obvious.
Despite that, many people agreed to play the game. Although it was quite a brutal rule, it would be much more exciting.
Then, Freddie looked at Zoe and Leanna. "How about you two ladies?"
Just as Zoe wanted to reject him for Leanna, she actually heard Leanna saying, "I'm in."
Hearing that, Freddie snapped his finger and asked a waiter to bring them a spinning wheel.
The game officially started.
Unexpectedly, Leanna was the first player.
"Truth or dare?" Freddie asked.
"Truth."
This was what he was waiting for. Thus, he immediately asked, "Do you really have a boyfriend?"
When Leanna heard that, she glanced at the b*stard opposite her and deliberately said, "No."
At this moment, Freddie put on a face saying, I knew you were just brushing me off. He even used his elbow to poke Aidan a few times with a delighted face.
On the side, Aidan just scoffed with a glass of wine in his hand.
Seeing that, Zoe and Jamie sat closer to each other, trying to warm each other up and seek some encouragement from each other.
After a few rounds, the spinning wheel landed on Leanna again. Freddie then asked, "You chose to tell a truth during the last round. Do you want to try a dare this time?"
"Why not just tell me what you want me to do?" Leanna said calmly.
"Let's try something a little more exciting. Choose one of the men here and kiss him on his cheek."
Hearing that, Jamie coughed a little. "L-Let's just stop here. I think…"
"Okay," Leanna answered.
The place fell silent again, and Zoe could seemingly hear the sound of a glass breaking.
She was regretting it very much now. If I knew that the b*stard had come back, I wouldn't have brought Leanna to this party.
At this moment, a smile tugged on Freddie's lips, and he waited to see the following scene.
Leanna stood up gradually under everyone's stare.
Just as all of them were guessing who she would choose, she stopped in front of Freddie.
Seeing that, Zoe closed her eyes in despair. Is this God's punishment for me?
However, before the curl on Freddie's lips was complete, he saw Leanna bending over and turning her head to the side. Her lips landed on the lips of the man beside Freddie accurately.
Leanna didn't say a thing after that.
That's against the rule! Didn't he say to kiss someone on the cheek?
In fact, Aidan was still angry a moment before this, but after her kiss, he was still shocked for a while.
He could sense that she was standing here just now, so he just turned his head around subconsciously.
Seeing that, Freddie was speechless. Gosh, Aidan. I thought he was just joking, but he's actually cheating on his wife! What's worse is that he's actually doing it so brazenly! He's really crossing the line!
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