"Shut up, Josiah!" Austin barked at Josiah. Then, he shot Chloe a disapproving look and said, "She just wanted you to buy something. You don't have to be dramatic and make things look so bad." Chloe shook her head in dejection, "Mr. Shelley, you've misunderstood me. I didn't think it would turn out like this. I didn't mean it!"

Josiah sneered, "Why are you putting the blame on her? The one who wanted to eat can buy it herself. Or if you feel that it's too much of a hassle for Andrea, you can buy it for her. You don't have to give Chloe a hard time."

"Josiah, what do you mean?" Austin - initially intending to stop the quarrel between two girls-was ticked off. He looked at Josiah and questioned, "You're purposely picking a fight, aren't you? What did Andrea do this time?"

The two men opposed each other in a tit for tat, and the air in the room was particularly tense.

At this time, Hendrix put down the glass in his hand on the table so forcefully that it

made a noise, distracting Austin and Josiah from their dispute. Hendrix looked at the two people and coldly asked, "Did you two call me here just to let me see you quarrel?"

"Hendrix," Austin mumbled. "It's all because of this woman!"

He pointed at Chloe with a look of disgust.

for things, and I had gotten

Chloe either, I couldn't help but feel sympathetic for her

with a light voice, "You

head, "No! I mean, I

lifted his

up and headed out of the room. Sᴇaʀᴄh

Chloe left, Hendrix looked at Josiah and asked, "Do you

Josiah gulped his glass of wine sulkily,

Hendrix said flatly. Then, he looked at Austin and added, "Next time, be careful with what you say and how you say

his glass to Josiah, "Josiah, I'm sorry, I wasn't

and sipped on the wine. The disagreement between them seemed to have been

have. It was so simple. Nothing mattered

with Chloe. The three of them continued to chat like

After sitting with tightly pressed lips

for a long time. So, I leaned closer to Hendrix and whispered into his ear, "I'll go out to get some fresh

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