Chapter 209

Yonas leaned back on the sofa, taking a sip of wine. The moonlight washed over his face, casting him in a stillness that rivaled a Greek statue, devoid of any life. Finally, at two in the morning, their drinking spree came to an end.

Yonas helped Chuck to the guest room. As he laid him down, he faintly heard Chuck murmuring. "What did you say?" he asked.

Yonas leaned in closer to hear what Chuck was muttering about.

"Lucy... how can you be so irresponsible..."

A smile touched Yonas' lips. Turns out, Chuck's heartache was all about Lucy. He pulled out his phone, switching to record mode to capture Chuck's sleepy mumblings.

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In two days, it would be Hunter's birthday at Constant Sunrise Group. To give back to society, Hunter decided to turn his birthday banquet into a charity auction. Participants were required to provide an item from their collection to be auctioned off, with proceeds going directly to charity. Undoubtedly, this grand auction would be the talk of Soucrity.

After all, the much-coveted Emerald Isle was in Hunter's possession, and he seemed more than willing to part with it.

Yasmine and Lucy planned to shop for high-fashion dresses together. The moment they met, Yasmine noticed something was off with Lucy. She teased, "Usually, you're so excited about hitting the shops with me. What's up today?" Lucy pouted, "No..."

Yasmine feigned indifference and said, "Alright, alright, if nothing's wrong, just don't hold back next time you're feeling bad and let me know."

me?" She pretended to wipe away tears, glanced around, and pulled Yasmine into a secluded corner. "I had a one-night stand with someone." Yasmine looked

that darn chef,"

two even...?" Yasmine

stammered, "That night

After hearing the whole story, Yasmine said, "You just ran off like that? And then last night, Chuck came looking for you, saying you bailed after getting everything you wanted?" Yasmine pondered for a moment. That question should probably be Lucy's to answer, right? After all, Lucy did run off first. She laughed

all I could think of was leaving," Lucy admitted. Even now, the thought of running away still

remembered the voice message Yonas sent her last night. She tentatively asked Lucy, "So

day. It's hard to say who was right or wrong, maybe he regrets it too. Let's just pretend it never happened, Lucy replied with a

voice message from yesterday, Yasmine might have supported Lucy's decision. But now she was keenly aware that Chuck might have

her throat. She opened her mouth several times, but

could see the desolation in her eyes and suddenly grasped Lucy's

try? Try what?"

was gentle, instilling an inexplicable

exclaimed in

"He kept calling your name while drunk. Yonas sent it to me. Why not give it a try? If you feel even a little flutter of excitement." A faint

Paragon Hotel tonight. Are you

7:30 PM, Yasmine arrived at Paragon Hotel right on time with Lucy. Chuck was stunned when he saw her; he hadn't expected the friend Yasmine mentioned to be her. As he placed the menu on Yasmine's table, he saw Lucy waving excitedly towards the

perfect pair of sweethearts. "Boyfriend? She's in a relationship?" All he could feel was a sour sensation spreading in his heart, an unfamiliar emotion engulfing him, and he didn't even feel like cooking anymore. Yasmine

won't you? I did promise them the best dishes from a top chef. Don't let us

teeth as he said, "Alright then, I won't disappoint you." He couldn't quite figure out what

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