The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 573

"Oh, come on, Sean, could you be any more cliché?" Jennifer was not thrilled with the idea, rolling her eyes. "That game's ancient, what's the big deal?"

"What's not to love? It's not about the game being old, it's about having a blast and getting a little wild! Am I right, Steven?" Sean said, giving Steven a conspiratorial wink.

Steven, ever the cool one, casually touched his nose and tapped his temple, a sly smile playing on his lips. "Sean's got a point. If you're game, let's dive in!"

At the sound of Steven's smooth voice, everyone let out a cheer of approval. Steven was the man of the hour, and they were all ready to indulge him, even if they had their reservations.

Sean sprang into action, rallying everyone with a wave of his hands. "Alright, folks, gather around! We're going to lay down some ground rules: anything goes as long as it's not too wild, and no chickening out," he announced, clapping his hands for emphasis. Ronald and Lareal, who had been waiting just outside, came in at the signal. They caught sight of Sean's commanding presence and joked, "Mr. Smith, at your service!"

"Get a move on, bring us some wine," Sean commanded with a mischievous grin. "And put it on Charles's bill!" He pointed at Charles, who just arched an eyebrow in response.

Noelle beat Charles to the punch, her voice laced with mock indignation, "Why should Charles be the one to pay?"

The room's attention shifted to Noelle, then back to Sean, echoing her question, "Yeah, why, Sean?"

in the room, they would have been swooning. Noelle, though, looked like she had seen a ghost, especially when Sean laid it out. "Why should Charles pay? Oh, it's simple. He's been putting on quite the show for us today, and now we need something to wash it down with. And let's not forget all the lovey-dovey stuff I've had to watch between you two. Isn't it about time you treated us?" The room erupted with laughter at Sean's words, even Bob, who was usually all poker-faced,

to just ignore Sean. Cool as ever, Charles gave

hero here, Ronald. Didn't you hear what he said? Go fetch us some

shouted, then dove

the game's rules. "Same

always,

the bottle, and

to answer-truth or dare. If you're not up for either, you've gotta take

sweat." Jennifer grinned. "Let's

was the first to give the bottle a whirl, since he was the mastermind behind today's

on the parade, seeing everyone so pumped. With a flick of his wrist, the bottle spun and stopped in

heart had

the

did.

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