Chapter 54

Winnie

“Hello, Winnie! Nice to see you!” Rebel

holds up her glass for me with a big cheer. She has switched places with Logan to sit on my left side when I walk up to the table.

Alice, however, isn’t sitting down. She

stands up from her seat and gets this

sparkly look on her face before coming to hug me. “Winnie!”

“Hi!” I hug her back. “How are you?”

“I’m good. How are you?”

Before I can answer, Nathan speaks. “Here she comes, my biggest rival in love: Winnie. I swear there is a romance going on here…” he sighs but hides a smile.

“Happy to see you too, big guy,” I tell him and pat his shoulder. “Have you gotten

thinner?”

He snorts. “Shut up! I’m working out harder than ever!”

I grin. “It shows—I’m just teasing!”

People around the table snicker, including Logan. I feel welcomed sitting by the large

table the Plaza Hotel has assembled for us.

“Oh, and since you wondered, I’m feeling pretty okay,” I inform Alice and beam at her. “Mark won’t be joining us, though. He needed to take care of something urgent.”

“We saw,” Alice sits down beside me, grimacing. “But you’re fine, right? We kind of assumed it was a friendly date anyway.”

“Oh, it was,” my eyes flicker to Jake, whose cold expression turns less icy after hearing

me confirm I’m not into Mark.

Interesting…

“I

It hits me then that Jake was probably mad because I told him, “I don’t date nice guys, and then I went here with Mark. He must

have been so confused, thinking I was a

hypocrite.

celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy

drinks.”

other woman’s attitude, before she finds words. “Uh, of course?”

me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why Kelly dislikes me. Unless Jake told her about me

energy and jealousy and focus

have

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guys I don’t know well

cuddling with anyone.

drunk out of her

got a

with Nathan. He has called

her legs are dangling down from

bar. And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging

this idea

Jake is currently busy ignoring her. He called a cab for her.

perfect for me.

is gone, I will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will take his word

I order shots with

and have fun,

Rebel smirks at me.

my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell him how

he has options.”

swallow thickly. “Okay,

Jake is talking to some girl,

feels like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy,

does this unwelcome flip, and by some

forward.

I feel so awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls

mouth.

who are

arch an eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to it

There you are!”

and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once I place my hands

him like

did

was rude to

speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect

smug face as I stare at him. Eyebrows

beating really fast.”

My hands are on Jake’s

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