Alexander, now irritated by Marcus’ confrontation, turned around and scowled, “Who the hell are you?”

An intense fight was about to break out because Alexander was on the verge of losing his cool after Marcus warned him to stay away from me.

After Marcus checked on me and ensured everything was fine, he answered, “I’m her friend. What about you?”

“Oh! What a coincidence! I’m her friend too!” As a foreigner, Alexander was slightly taller than Marcus. He tucked his arm and announced with his chest held high, “I’m her best friend’s boyfriend! I don’t need to introduce myself anymore, right?”

Marcus narrowed his eyes and replied indifferently, “She’s my fiancée.”

“Y-You…” Alexander’s cheeks reddened in wrath. He could barely suppress his emotions anymore. “Stop lying! I have never heard of Scarlett being engaged to another man!”

“I’m pretty sure there are plenty of things you have never heard of. I think I should inform you that I have been keeping her company over the past few years.”

Marcus spoke nonchalantly, yet he made himself clear he was superior to Alexander in terms of his relationship with me.

I was sitting in between the two men, so things quickly grew awkward for me. I couldn’t see why they started getting worked up over a trivial issue.

me, “Scarlett, is he telling the truth? Have

gotten overly worked

his brows in silence, obviously

“I—”

to have her meal because she’s currently not in her prime. If there’s nothing else,

was about to carry on with the conversation, yet

be relatively stuffed because

Alexander’s companions approached him and queried with

warned the woman, “Hold it right there, Mom! I know what’s going on in

as if your girlfriend had turned her back against you.” His mother directed the rhetorical question at him, yet she had her

it was a warning to get me to stay away from her son. She must have driven

you need to stop stirring things up! Please leave

no choice but to bring her back to their table. Prior to his departure, he stated pointedly, “Scarlett,

woman’s name.

would share the details with me, but he stopped interacting with me throughout our meal. Perhaps

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