Chapter 23

Nadine was already soaked from head to toe, but she didn't seem to care. With a graceful motion, she flipped her wet hair back and gave Arthur a sultry "Arthur, H this the effect you were going for?

Arthur burst into laughter, his eyes lighting up with excitement

He strolled me to the edge of the pool, his gaze filled with encouragement, "Vou're a bold and free-spirited girl. I admire that. What's your name?" Nadine's face lit up with delight. "I'm Nadine Sommers, an actress."

"Nice to meet you, Nadine," he said, extending his hand

it lightly

Without hesitation, Nadine placed her hand in his, and Arthur leaned down to kiss it

Her cheeks flushed red with excitement. "Anibar, I really admire you. Your cinematography, your sense of humor, your character-I love it all."

"Thank you"

Arthur straightened up and turned to address the rest of the crowd.

"What about the rest of you? Tou scared? I've heard Alantian women are notoriously timid, looks like that might be true. Back home, pool photos like this are super popular. No one's afraid of them."

The girls, who had been hesitant just moments earlier, couldn't help but envy the attention Nadine was receiving

Hearing Arthur's taunting words, a few of them, unwilling to be labeled as cowards, reluctantly stepped into the pool, one

nolone after another.

once a few leaped,

seven or eight out of every ten women at the party

sidelines Zan crossed his arms

out a derisive snort.

no one

attended countless parties overseas, and no

He was nothing more than a lecherous creep trying to disguise his antics as

enough, Arthur was exactly a

their wet clothes outlining their

up, held it at his waist, and pretended

and scrambled to get out of the

so many people crowded

no time, they were drenched in beer, looking

unfold, Josephine turned her head away,

wasn't just disrespectful, it was outright

three bottles of beer, Arthur reached for another. But just as his hand touched the next bottle,

her paze snapping

he said, smiling brightly, his tone casual and familiar,

eyes in the

knows her? He even called her by her

she the one who

Josephine's irritation Hared.

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