Chapter 264

So there was Devin trying to make a grand gesture by setting up this movie confession but Curtis didn’t show.

No matter how much buzz there was about Curtis, the guy never made an appearance.

Joy, on the other hand, was pretty cool about Devin hitting on her. Watching that movie, she didn’t even realize she was being used as a pawn in his game.

But now, seeing Devin in a new light, she kinda warmed up to him. After all, he was her suitor. By some twisted logic, that almost made them family, right?

So, she decided to bury the hatchet with Devin, at least for a short while.

They were at this party. Honestly, it was mostly Selina’s crowd, but Joy blended right in. They were both having the time of their lives.

Leanne was sitting on a couch and enjoying some cake. When the girl who got kicked earlier came over with a can of cocktail from who-knows-where, thanking Leanne.

“Thanks for earlier,” she said.

“It’s nothing,” Leanne replied, taking the drink with a smile, exchanging a few words.

It turned out that this girl was also from a wealthy family, though not quite top-tier among this crowd. As an only child, she was used to being pampered.

of the blue

shared. Suzan from school. I used to have

Leanne

I moved there the same year Curtis did, but I there to study. He was always too busy. I barely saw him, maybe two or three times the years. One Christmas, Suzan and I tried to have dinner with him, but we couldn’t ev fit into his

she spoke, she suddenly added, “You know, I always thought Curtis wasn’t like what people said

at

the girl hurried to explain, trying to prove her point with a real story. “The first time Curtis went abroad for his birthday, Devin invited us to celebrate. Everyone was pretty drunk, and Curtis was sitting alone on a patio chair. I went out to call my mom and saw him there, looking like he might have had too much. I asked if he wanted to go inside to avoid catching a cold. When he opened his eyes and called out ‘Anne’, his eyes lit up. But then he saw it was me and immediately turned cold. He

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thought I

drifted her gaze off as she took a sip of her cocktail. It was peach-flavored, sweet and more like an alcoholic fruit drink than a proper cocktail,

can.

wasn’t familiar with this drink, unaware of how potent its effects were. Feeling dizzy, she leaned back on the couch to rest. As soon as

when someone came up, shouting

“Who?” Devin asked.

“Leanne…”

“What about her?”

up explaining and just pointed towards the couch.

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