Chapter 161

Devin slouched back in his chair, an arm draped casually over the backrest, one leg crossed over the other. With a cocky grin, he taunted, “So what? You say it’s yours and it magically becomes yours?”

“I ordered it, it’s mine-ever heard of intellectual property rights?” Joy reached for the wooden platter holding the pizza, but Devin slapped his hand down to stop her.

“Intellectual property, my foot! It’s just a pizza, it doesn’t have your name on it!”

Joy retorted with a snort, “Bullshit!”

Devin stood up, his face sour with irritation, “Wanna say that again?”

Leanne, who was walking towards them, tensed, worried that Joy might be at a disadvantage.

Before she could intervene, Devin’s eyes caught sight of her approach, and his belligerent demeanor quickly deflated into a sheepish grin.

Leanne puzzled over when she had become so intimidating.

Then Curtis’ deep voice resonated from behind her, “If you’re that hungry, why don’t you haul yourself back to town and eat your fill?”

“I’m not hungry anymore, okay?” Devin pushed the pizza towards Joy, looking thoroughly disgruntled. “Guess I’m the low man here now.

Without turning back, Leanne said to Joy, “Just take it and go.”

pizza, triumphantly snorting at

Leanne turned to head back to their table, Curtis caught her wrist.

frown on her face, he loosened his grip, letting his fingers rest lightly around her

five minutes,” he pleaded, his stance humble, “Just to say a few

her wrist away,

her retreating figure, “Can’t you trust

paused in her

other patrons sensing the tension, uncertain of what to

as if she might slap the pizza right

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believe I’m Elvis Presley!

pizza,” Curtis brushed past her, striding

her table.

didn’t care about the stares from everyone else; he approached Leanne, determined to have

listen to what I have to say. Let me explain things. to you, then you

might be at a disadvantage, Joy started towards them, but Devin grabbed

go of me, or I swear I’ll

a less than pleasant past flashed through Devin’s mind, darkening

Curtis in the eye.

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