Joslyn had always been very supportive of Blair. She wanted her friend to pursue her one true love, but she was not a fan of her going to the extremes. She looked at her friend with sympathy in her eyes and tried to persuade her, "Bless, don't be silly. You can't marry him if he is only coerced by his grandpa! You have a lot of options. He's not the only man there is."
Blair sighed. "But he's the only one I want for the rest of my life. I once told Wesley I was done loving him. Look at me now, Joslyn. I can't quit him. That same night I told him I was done with him, I saw him only wearing a bath towel. I immediately regretted the thing I told him." Being a soldier, Wesley's body was not surprisingly in a good shape. Blair almost drooled at the thought of his chiseled abs, as if gods sculpted it themselves.
Joslyn found amusement in her best friend's words. "So, you like him 'cause of his bod?"
"Well, duh?" Blair admitted. "We live under the same roof, and he's been treating me nicely. The only catch is that he's unwilling to make me his girlfriend." She let out a sigh of defeat.
"He cares so much for you and he keeps you around him, but he is unwilling to make you his girlfriend. I think Wesley is a giant weasel!" Joslyn spat, quite more angrily than she had intended.
Blair was not a fan of how her friend was talking shit about Wesley. "Please don't speak ill of him. He's made everything between us clear. He drew the line. It's me who keeps on pestering him."
"Tsk, tsk. Listen to what you're saying. Why are you defending him? Technically, I'm not speaking ill of him because everything I said is true," Joslyn retorted.
Blair's face turned red. "Excuse me, it is not! We are on good terms. If for some kind of miracle, I find another man in the future, and Wesley and I go our separate ways, only then you can talk shit about him."
"Okay, Miss Jing. I hear you. Let's just drop it, okay? By the way, you should stay here tonight! We haven't had a night together in such a long time," Joslyn suggested.
Blair made a crying face. "I want to! But you're a married woman now. My cousin may return any time tonight. How about you go to my place?"
"Don't worry. He won't be coming home tonight. He's not in Y City. Your cousin's out of town for an important meeting. We're having a sleepover! There won't be any problem."
Blair hesitated for a moment but this was her uncle's house anyway. She nodded. "Okay, I'll just go give Wesley a heads up."
"Yay!" Joslyn's face was filled with excitement.
Blair found Wesley in Adalson's study. The two were still talking, so she waited for Wesley by the door. Adalson knew Blair was waiting for Wesley to come out, so he quickly summarized his thoughts and ended their discussion sooner.
When Wesley got out of the study, Blair was leaning against the wall, playing on her phone. She heard the footsteps and put her phone away. "Are you two done talking?" Blair asked.
"Uh huh," Wesley nodded.
"Okay, here's the deal. I'll be having a sleepover with Joslyn here, so I'm not going back to the apartment with you."
Wesley raised his brow. "What about Hartwell?"
"He's in meeting out of town. He won't be home tonight."
A frown formed on Wesley's face. "But Mom made us bring a lot of stuff. You need to sort them out."
"I don't see why you can't do that. The fresh fruits, meat and drinks go to the fridge; the dried fruits and the snacks go to the cabinet—"
"I can't do that. You have to come back to the apartment with me first, sort them out, and I'll drive you back here after," Wesley interrupted before Blair could finish giving instructions.
Blair was baffled by his proposal. That would be such a hassle for everyone. She paused, thinking if it was okay to leave the perishable goods out of the fridge tonight. She wondered if she could sort them out tomorrow instead.
Seeing Blair think hard, Wesley added, "Mrs. Ji is pregnant. You move around a lit in your sleep. What if you kick her belly?"
"How do you know I—" Blair's face started warming up. She'd been drunk twice and each time she forced Wesley to sleep beside her. 'Did I roll around a lot when we shared a bed?
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