The group burst into laughter again, and Magdalen said, “Remember the rules, folks—truth or dare, Charlie, it’s time to state the penalty!”

Charlie turned to Marina, “Truth or dare?”

Marina, only somewhat acquainted with Estelle and not wanting to reveal too much at her first gathering, pondered for a moment before declaring, “Dare!”

Charlie seemed to have predicted Marina would choose a dare, showing no surprise, and without a second thought, he said, “Easy peasy. Since you and Carson both lost at cards, how about a kiss?”

Carson immediately protested, “No way, that’s off the table. Let’s do something else—take a shot, do some push-ups, anything more challenging. I’m game!”

Charlie’s lazy smile spread across his face, “Who’s calling the shots here, you or me? No changes, it’s settled!”

Magdalen chimed in, “No chickening out, we all want to see this. Get on with it!”

Emily and Estelle eagerly watched the commotion, while Josiah and the others egged them on,

“Mr. Foster, don’t tell me you can’t take a loss!”

“Exactly, you’ve never been this squeamish before!”

sake. Kiss

he bargained, “Anything else goes. How about this—when the waiter comes in with the drinks,

had just had a heart-to-heart with Marina, and now that they were both in the know, any display

a bit much. Your fiancée’s right here, you dare kiss someone else? If you

“Why don’t you ask Marina if she

others’ comments,

turned, grabbed the collar of Carson’s white sweater, pulled him down, and planted her lips

face loomed large before him, their lips met, and Carson’s eyes

crowd was stunned, then burst

the back of her hand, and said with an unchanged expression, “Let’s

of her lipstick. Taken aback and ignoring the teasing laughter around them, he

tone was crisp, “Grossed

surprised to see the usually suave Mr.

in the private room heated up even more,

next round began, and once again Carson ‘set off the firecracker,’

smiling subtly, “No objections, right? Then let’s

“I’m not choosing dare.

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