Chapter 4
When Kade heard what Charlotte had said, his arm abruptly tightened around Yvette’s waist.
Meanwhile, Yvette maintained a calm demeanor. “Is that so? It must be fate, then.”
Everyone around them began livening up after seeing the tension had eased up. The group gathered to play drinking games. They were unbearably loud while doing so.
Yvette didn’t know anyone there. She also wasn’t keen on joining the fun, so she sat on the couch.
Although Kade stayed with her, his gaze was always on the left side of the table.
Yvette looked in that direction and immediately saw Charlotte. The latter seemed like she was having the most fun among everyone there.
Kade resisted his urges at first. However, he couldn’t hold it back anymore when Charlotte picked up the glass of alcohol before her. He lunged toward her, snatched the glass, and spoke with a voice full of displeasure. “Why would you drink when you’re allergic to alcohol? Have you lost your mind?”
Because he had snapped at her, the entire room instantly fell silent. All eyes were soon on him.
Charlotte toyed with the dice in her hand, her lips curling into a playful smirk. “It’s been many years, but you still remember, huh?”
Before Kade could reply, one of his drunken friends suddenly approached them to announce, “How could Kay forget? He only had eyes for you back when you two were dating!”
Kade instinctively glanced back at Yvette upon hearing that. His expression turned grim as he thundered, “Go sober up if you’ve had too much to drink! Quit spouting your drunken nonsense here!”
A few people were so startled that all color drained from their faces. Only then did they realize Yvette was there, too. Right away, they tried to smooth out the awkward situation.
“You should slow down on the drinks. The game’s not over yet!”
“Come over here, dude. Let’s have another round!”
The tense atmosphere only returned to normal after that.
Having suppressed the surging emotions in his chest, Kade headed back to the side of the couch. He picked up a glass of fruit juice from the table and handed it to Yvette.
Yvette didn’t say or ask anything. She merely accepted the glass and had a few sips of juice.
Her composed mannerisms only made Kade feel more uneasy. He wanted to explain himself when a bunch of cheers sounded behind him.
“Charlotte lost! I’ll pick from the pile to decide your punishment!
“Let me see… Oh, I picked ‘truth!‘ The question on the paper is, ‘Would you get back with your ex if you could?“”
Amidst the silence, Charlotte smirked and gazed at Kade. “Ab–so–lute–ly not!”
Once those two words left her mouth, the air inside the private room turned dense, suffocating everyone. Nobody dared to make another sound.
Yet, Charlotte didn’t seem to notice the awkwardness. She even insisted on starting another round of drinking games.
The group was busy putting up with her. At the same time, they occasionally peered at Kade, whose face had morphed hideously with rage. It was like he would trash the place in any second. Because of that, everyone was too scared to even breathe too loudly.
Charlotte lost again in the latest round of games. She was about to accept her punishment when Kade could no longer stand it. He grabbed her hand and rushed out the door with her. Everyone at the scene seemed like they already knew this would happen. So, no one bothered to eavesdrop. They just went about their business.
Yet, Yvette could see the two figures and their inaudible but intense argument not far away through the ceiling–to–floor windows.
Complex emotions flashed deep in Yvette’s eyes when she saw that.
According to her memories, Kade never seemed to mind anything. He would always wear an unbothered, lazy smile. In the eight years she knew him, this was her first time seeing him lose control like this.
Alas, his outburst was because Charlotte had said, “Absolutely not.”
It seemed that everyone was equally pitiful when their love wasn’t reciprocated.
At the end of the argument, Kade seemed pissed beyond compare. He stormed off without bothering to look back once.
Everyone knew the party was over when they saw Charlotte return alone, so they made excuses to leave.
As for Yvette, the star of the party who had been left behind, she also stood amidst the chaos. She went to the washroom before leaving the premises.
She was outside the washroom when she heard some footsteps behind the door.
Then, the voice of one of the women, who cheered loudly at the table during the drinking games earlier, rang out. “I don’t get it, Charlotte. You still like Kade and even returned to the country for him. So, why would you say such a harsh thing? How will you get back with him now that you’ve pissed him off?”
Water briefly ran from the sink before Charlotte chuckled. “If I hadn’t started a fight on purpose, how else can I make him recall how things were eight years ago?
“I want him to remember how torturous it was to love me but not have me when we broke up. Only then will he never move on from me.”
Her other friend replied, “But it’s been eight years. Do you still need him to stay hung up on you? Look at those exes of his–they all look like you. Although he’s been dating the girlfriend he brought today for a long while, it’s clear that he’s unserious about their relationship.
“Think about it -You were the only person in Kade’s eyes and his mind, even though it’s his girlfriend’s birthday today. The pathetic birthday girl was practically invisible the whole time. It was hilarious!”
Charlotte let out some low chuckles as her best friends mocked Yvette. Eventually, she spoke with a grim tone. “You don’t understand. The Dormer family is a luxurious household in Jurbane City.
“Considering Kane’s exceptional looks and temperament, the Dormers will never approve of someone with an ordinary background like me. They’d undoubtedly arrange for him to marry a wife worthy of his stature.
“This is the only way to ensure his heart belongs to only me. We may have argued today, but his anger will blow over after a few days, and I can pretend to be sorty and ask for his forgiveness. He’ll definitely come crawling back to be regardless of our squabble.”
In the next second, the washroom door swung open. Yvette stood outside, staring down at the women.
