As Tessa almost lifted me off the seat, I pushed her away with all my might in desperation. She then stumbled and fell onto the ground, causing the air to fill with momentary awkwardness.

She looked at me in resentment. “What are you doing, Scarlett?”

“I’m sorry, Tessa. I didn’t mean to,” I said apologetically, equally taken aback.

Just then, Ashton and his group of friends were already making their way toward us.

Probably because Tessa was in his way, Ashton shot a quick glance at Joseph, who helped Tessa up from the ground.

Out of politeness, Ashton asked, “Miss, are you alright?”

Looks of grimace instantly disappeared from Tessa’s face as she stood up and replied softly, “Thank you. Scarlett and I were just talking about you. She said you guys are pretty close.”

I frowned. When have I said that?

There were glistens in Ashton’s eyes as they fell on me. His voice was low and reserved as he spoke, “Have you eaten?”

I nodded at the common pleasantry. The way the group of men who continued to fix their gazes at me, however, was making me uneasy again.

cues as he spoke eagerly, “Well, looks like you’re a good friend of Mr.

seemed like he had mistaken me for someone who might have a

smiled faintly while shaking my head. “That’s okay. I actually got

said, “It’s not every day that we bumped into someone

This is Derek Watson?

as I studied the

had come

face upon hearing Tessa’s flattery. It

at me with his brows slightly raised to

could respond, I chimed in with Tessa, “Ah, it’s Mr. Watson. Please

let out a loud chuckle. He was so

to pull me inside their private room. My instinct was to avoid his hand, but Tessa had walled up my only

disgusts; my whole being was against the idea of being led into

lean toward the latter, I was

to me, Ashton said in his commanding

Derek’s hand was frozen awkwardly in the air before he quickly withdrew it and let out an uncomfortable smile. “Haha,

I could not help but notice half of my body was enclosed by Ashton,

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