Marry My Ex's Sworn Enemy

Chapter 43: The Drinking Contest

Sonya, marveling at the smallness of the world, carried the liquor with Leo Jones back to the private room.

"Who organized this?" she asked.

"Jake, but it was really for Julian. He couldn't back down. There's a Reynolds's project, oration's been trying to secure a partnership, but it's been going nowhere. Henry is in charge of that project," Leo Jones explained.

Sonya nodded. Julian Jennings had probably tried to curry favor with Jason Reynolds, unsuccessfully, and now he was trying to cozy up to Henry, But Henry was just an employee, even if he was the project lead, he didn't call the shots. "Sonya, just give me the bottles; don't go in," Leo Jones said.

Sonya scoffed."Come on, I want to watch the fun."

Leo Jones sighed."Julian's riled up by Henry; he might say something nasty."

"How did Henry provoke him?"

"Henry doesn't even have to do anything; Julian gets triggered just by his presence. It's probably a conditioned response. Growing up, Julian was always compared to Henry, and Henry always outshone him. Even in college, Henry went abroad, only then did Julian escape his shadow." "So, he suddenly lost it and said all that stuff?"

"Ahem, it's my fault. I mentioned back in high school how every girl in the school liked Henry. including Seraphina."

"Seraphina liked Henry?"

"She even publicly confessed, but Henry rejected her brutally."

"Wow, no way."

Leo Jones sighed. "You should have seen how embarrassed Seraphina was. She was so confident, thinking Henry would say yes. It became a school-wide joke."

Leo Jones then mimicked Henry's words:

"Aren't you Julian's girlfriend? Or not? If not, why make him beg for your attention like a dog? Sorry, I don't get your twisted sense of humor. I prefer being human, you should too!"

Sonya burst out laughing, imagining Seraphina's humiliation.

Jennings, but given his personality, he probably wouldn't appreciate

were already drinking heavily, Jake Parker

the liquor!"

to dissuade Julian Jennings, "Julian, this

part of the reunion." Julian Jennings laughed, then looked

me a drink."

34.7%

The finding

scoffed, heading straight to

him a drink,

discreetly hooked her hand under the table, grinning, mischievously. "Watch me get

Julian Jennings asked suspiciously. Henry tilted his head, smiling "I'm asking this lovely lady if she has a boyfriend." "What's

clenched his glass, yelling at Sonya,

him, Sonya looked at Henry,

can I

""Of course."

soon as she spoke, Julian Jennings slammed a bottle

Julian Jennings, smiling, but his

"Let's go."

Henry; Leo Jones poured for Julian Jennings. They quickly

Henry's dislike of alcohol and his presumably poor tolerance. She grew

empty glass on the table."Relax, I'm going to drink

passes out first is a loser!" Julian Jennings, noticing Sonya whispering to Henry, was

each, quickly finishing it. Julian Jennings was getting unsteady, sliding down in his chair. ""Pour me more!

let's call it a

pointing at Sonya."Come over here!" Sonya gave him a withering look. "Don't

flung it at Julian Jennings. It missed him, shattering against the

stunned; everyone

you doing?" Jake

chair."His mouth is