At the dining table, Harley gazed around and noticed that the atmosphere between Eudora and Amos was indeed a bit weird.
Therefore, he made a suggestion.
"How rare it is for us to gather together so why don't we play a game before we start eating?"
"Okay!" Thea said while looking affectionately at him. Since the day they had reconciled, they seemed to be in love all over again.
Even her depression was spontaneously healed!
If it wasn't for the fact that Cutie Pie was sick, the three of them would be on cloud nine already.
Fortunately, his health had taken a favorable turn. From time to time, he could leave the house to play. It couldn't get any better.
Christopher agreed and said, "I have no problem with that."
Tina was the only one salivating at the beef Wellington. She asked, "Can I have a bite first?"
Christopher broke into laughter. He grabbed a piece of the dish, placed it onto her plate, and said tenderly, "You can have it!"
She flashed a wide grin and said, "Thank you,
Honey. Didn't you all just say that we're going to play a game? Let's start!"
Leon smiled and said, "Okay, but I'm old, so I won't play it. I can be the referee for your game, though."
The decision was unanimous. Harley then announced the game.
"Truth or dare!"
Eudora shot a glance at Amos furtively. She thought, "Truth or dare? Maybe I could ask him to tell the truth if there's a chance."
While she was thinking, Leon brought over a vase that he had found and put it in the middle of the table.
"All right, I'll spin the vase. To whom it points at when it stops, he or she would have to pick either a 'truth' or a 'dare'."
Leon was the eldest among the bunch, so naturally everyone was willing to listen to him.
Soon, the game began.
In the first round, the vase pointed at Harley. Without wasting time, Harley asked them directly, "What do you want to ask? I'll answer all of your questions truthfully."
Everyone did not make things difficult for him. In the end, it was Tina who asked, "When did you start liking Thea?"
He was flabbergasted for a moment. He thought that everyone would embarrass him by asking about how he felt when Thea went to Floral City to find that man!
He didn't expect that everyone to be that kind.
He thought for a while and suddenly felt a little bashful.
"It has been ages ago!"
Eudora found it a little funny and said, "I thought you were a ladies' man! Why are you blushing now?"
He waved his hand at her immediately and said, "Eudora, what are you talking about? It was all tall tales. Since when have I been a ladies' man? Thea is the only woman I have!"
Eudora rolled her eyes whereas Amos, who was next to her, cast a glance at him out of the corner of his eye.
Although he did say anything, Harley could tell from the look in his eyes that he was warning him not to bully his woman.
Harley was dumbstruck.
"Well, you two, let's see how I make you suffer later!" He thought in his mind. Harboring such thoughts, he turned to look at Thea.
"If I had to pin it down to when, I think it started at the holiday villa!" He said.
She was stunned for some time before she frowned and said, "So, you started liking me at such a late stage of our relationship!"
Harley started panicking.
"No, it might be before that!"
She turned her head and ignored him. Harley added, "Oh, I remember it! It began at the time when I started catching you often."
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