Chapter 49

“You’re going to make her yours?” Kris gritted out. “Thalassa is not an object to be owned. She makes her own choices.”

Clark stared at him. “Of course I know that. But don’t pretend you don’t know what I mean. I’m just planning to win her over.”

“Sure. Good luck,” Kris said sarcastically.

Clark leaned towards him. “Come on, why don’t you help me out? You had better luck than me the first time. So tell me, what do I do to win her over? What are her likes and dislikes? What makes her weak in the knees?”

Alden, who was taking a sip of his whiskey, nearly choked on his drink when he saw the murderous look in Kris’s eyes as he glared at Clark.

When Kris didn’t bother to respond after a few seconds, Clark shrugged. “Even if you don’t help me out, a way to make her mine myself.”

I’ll figure

“Dude, chill, no?” Alden said, not liking how possessive the man sounded. “You just saw her again after a couple of years, and you haven’t even talked to her.”

Clark sighed. “The truth is I never stopped thinking about her, but I stayed away because I thought she and Kris were happy together. Now that I know that’s not the case, I’m not going to waste any opportunity.”

As soon as Thalassa and Luisa entered, every eye that fell on them lingered, and they could feel it.

“They are staring, baby,” Luisa gushed excitedly.

It wasn’t that she was new to the attention of the male gaze, but during her relationship with Victor, every time a man stared at her, it would somehow always be her fault. He would belittle her, making her feel so horrible that she began to detest any kind of attention from men. She convinced herself that Victor’s ‘love and affection‘ were sufficient for her even when he continued to ignore her.

living according to what he wanted. From now

was still looking around when her eyes fell on the table where Kris and his friend were

you’ve got to be kidding me.” She let

following Luisa’s gaze. She stiffened when her

the clubs in Baltimore, why did he have to be here?” Luisa was annoyed as she turned

off. “My

following her. She could

took, but she kept her eyes focused and didn’t even spare him

eyes on her, remembering how he’d come onto her at the office and how rude she’d been to him.

beckon a waiter over to

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says he’ll take up the cost of every

the waiter pointed at Why would Kris be offering to pay for her drinks? She finally relaxed

He nodded with his

brow. “Do

frowned slightly. The man looked a little familiar even from the distance, but

him that we don’t accept his offer. We pay for our own drinks,” she said to the waiter, who smiled like he’d

another waiter over, they placed their orders for two apple ciders. While they waited, Luisa expectantly eyed the dance floor where some people were already dancing and grinding to the pop beat

walking towards our table,” she said, noticing the man who’d offered to pay for their drinks approaching. Thalassa let out a sigh,

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