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.

meant to defend Julian Jennings,

Jennings were already drinking heavily, Jake Parker trying to mediate

liquor!" Julian

with the alcohol, trying to dissuade Julian Jennings, "Julian, this is a reunion, no

the reunion." Julian Jennings laughed, then looked

me a drink."

34.7%

44 The finding

heading straight to

poured him a drink,

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

even know each other, what are you saying? Julian Jennings asked suspiciously. Henry tilted his head, smiling "I'm asking this lovely lady if she has a boyfriend." "What's

Jennings clenched his glass,

Henry, "I don't have a

I

""Of course."

bottle on the table. "It's a

to Julian Jennings, smiling, but his eyes were

"Let's go."

poured for

alcohol and his presumably poor tolerance. She grew worried. "Maybe

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

out first is a loser!" Julian

bottle each, quickly finishing it. Julian Jennings was getting unsteady, sliding

Jones supported him."Julian, let's call it

Jones, pointing at Sonya."Come over here!" Sonya gave him a withering look.

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

was stunned;

are you doing?" Jake

chair."His