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.

to defend Julian Jennings, but given his personality, he

and Julian Jennings were already drinking heavily, Jake Parker trying to mediate to

the liquor!" Julian

Jennings,

reunion." Julian Jennings laughed, then looked at Sonya,

me a drink."

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poured him a drink,

discreetly hooked her hand under the table,

his head, smiling "I'm asking this lovely lady if she has a boyfriend." "What's it

clenched his glass, yelling at Sonya, "Come

at Henry, "I

I

""Of course."

slammed a bottle on the table. "It's a drinking contest, let's

smiling, but his eyes

"Let's go."

poured for Julian Jennings. They quickly finished a

alcohol and his presumably poor tolerance. She grew

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

is a loser!" Julian Jennings, noticing Sonya whispering to

Jennings was getting unsteady, sliding down in his

him."Julian, let's call

out of the way!" Julian Jennings shoved Leo Jones, pointing at Sonya."Come over here!" Sonya gave him a withering look. "Don't you dare flirt with every guy you meet.

suddenly grabbed his glass and flung it at Julian Jennings. It missed him,

stunned; everyone else

are you doing?" Jake

chair."His mouth is