"Colin, your girlfriend is so pretty. She looks rather familiar. You have good taste. Lucky you!"

"Yes, she's pretty, so much so that I worry constantly if I'm good-looking enough for her." Colin put my hand on his shoulder and flaunted proudly.

"Come on, Colin. Stop showing off. No need to tell us how single we are." The ones approaching were all men, and they complimented us upon seeing me walking hand in hand with Colin. They looked at me respectfully and admirably without any sense of perversion.

They gave genuine compliments, and Colin returned with genuine responses. I, too, felt genuinely happy. Men often needed their men's talk. I didn't want to disturb Colin and his friends, so I took a step back, creating enough space to hear the friendly chit-chat between them.

They saw my polite gesture and complimented my sensibility. They also mentioned that Colin was so lucky to have found such a classy woman as his girlfriend. As the recipient of these commendations, he smiled ear to ear.

behind them, I couldn't hear the conversation clearly. It took me a while to notice they were Jasmine's ex-classmates at Jesselton

various places. Many flew back upon receiving Jasmine's invitation. One of them even went straight to

I couldn't believe that Jasmine was influential enough to unite all her ex-classmates, who were dispersed all

who was talking to several other women, heard us. Gavin then pushed her toward us. She was wearing a red dress, her lustrous hair cascading on her shoulder. Her delicate makeup made her look extra innocent, and her eyes lit

didn't you come in to greet me

she was close to Colin. After all, not many could call Colin by his first name.

her birthday party. She never mentioned that she'd invite her ex-classmates. And now, she mentioned that she only invited them for Colin. In other

secondhand embarrassment from the situation

She also implied that she threw the party

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