As Ezra saw that Steven became speechless, he snorted, "You know what? What you are doing is to be a home wrecker, the other man."
Fear that Steven had no idea of the word, he explained it in English to him.
Steven turned red in the face, "What the hell are you talking about?"
Ezra threw a frosty look at him, "I'm telling the truth. We are a couple now. You know that but still, try to steal my wife away. You are the other man, aren't you?"
Steven explained himself angrily, "David told me that you are not the real couple! She is unwilling to marry you; thus, I chase after her!"
Ezra replied disdainfully, "Did you just believe David's words?"
"Though they are twins, David cannot represent Maisie."
"If you still distrust me, you can observe Maisie's neck. No one will ever leave a hickey on their partner if they are not a couple." Steven looked bad after Ezra said that.
On one hand, it represented that Ezra had an intimate relationship with Maisie due to his words. On the other hand, it was really uneasy to be dubbed as "the other man".
Ezra glanced at Steven's blue face and still drank his tea leisurely. He knew he was devious because the truth was that he and Maisie got drunk that night. But he still told Steven like that intentionally in order to discourage him terribly, preferably making him give up Maisie rapidly.
He never treated his rival mercifully.
Although Steven was his first rival on the table, he had already hit several opponents stealthily.
From the time he had a crush on Maisie to the time he went steady with her without anyone's knowledge, he had gotten these men into trouble on the sly because they showed Maisie their affection in front of him at the table.
Hence, as Steven undisguisedly paid court to Maisie in his presence, it was impossible for him to put on a good face.
After the phone call, Maisie entered the room again. Immediately, she perceived that the ambiance was not in harmony. She darted a glance at Ezra. He must have said something which made Steven feel awkward.
Could he just pretend to be kind?
She was about to solve Steven's problems today. Anyway, he helped her and David a lot when they were abroad.
Accused of being a home wrecker, Steven felt suffering as he thought about it, thus he said to Maisie right away, "I have to go. Sorry."
It should be the first time that a gentleman like Steven had confronted a terrible blow that did hurt his pride. After saying that, he just turned and left. Even Maisie was stunned. As she snapped back, she hurried to hold Steven back.
Only Ezra stood up without haste, following them out.
It seemed that lunch was coming to an end. Now that Steven found discomfort in Ezra's words, Ezra hoped Steven would stop badgering Maisie.
If Steven had the right attitude towards Maisie, Ezra would have been willing to solve his problems; after all, he once helped David and Maisie.
"Steven!" Maisie barred the way of the man who was with a look of sorrow, "Just tell me what happened?"
Steven paused and looked at her. He was tall enough to see the reddish mark on her neck. Then he just looked away.
"I'm so sorry that I may get you into much trouble," he said. He should never badger her now that she and Ezra were a real couple.
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