Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 301:

“Absolutely not,” Yvonne responded earnestly.

“Remember, in both card games and in business, everything is fair. You only have yourself to blame for backing out, and now you must face the consequences,” Yvonne said, her tone leaving no room for rebuttal, Tracy reluctantly realized she had no option but to concede to the results.

Before long, it was time to face the round’s consequences. For Eric, Brian concocted a challenge—a call to his latest contact with the declaration, saying that he kind of liked them. “No matter the gender!”

With these words, a wave of anticipation swept through the room. All eyes were on Eric, secretly hoping his last call had been to a man, simply for the added excitement.

“Come on, Eric, time to find your phone!” Norton cheered him on first. Given his long association with Eric, Norton noted the absence of women in his usual company. This only heightened Norton’s intrigue.

Amidst the gathered crowd, Eric retrieved his phone and checked his recent call list. Eric recalled that his last interaction was a call with Sabrina, the new assistant who had been shadowing him closely since joining the firm a few weeks ago. How was he supposed to broach this?

scrolled to “Sabrina” in the contacts and made the

a few times before

Eric!” said Sabrina, sparking a flurry of knowing looks and whispered speculations among

tasks or providing directives upon answering. She wondered if her greeting had been inappropriate. However, that didn’t seem likely. At times, she addressed him as Eric and other times as Mr. Riley, and he had always

grew. “Is everything alright? You

struck her, prompting her to blurt

the dare left him with no option but to respond, “I’m not drunk. I actually called you because I need to

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trembled when she finally said, “What do you mean? You must be drunk. Tell

no need for that; I’ll manage on my own.” With those words, Eric ended the call, relieved to have gotten through

now Brian’s turn to pose