shiver ran through me, just like that time I’d tumbled in the snow and trembled in the frigid wind, the cold seeping right down to my marrow.
The once–sweet memories of the past three years now seemed nothing but a cruel jest.
“Hey! Aurora, you lost.”
Jane’s words pulled me back to reality.
With an innocent expression, she asked, “Would you choose truth or dare?”
“I choose…”
I wanted to choose truth. After all, my injured leg wouldn’t allow me to take any challenges.
But when I looked up and met Nathan’s warning gaze, the words on my lips immediately
altered.
“I choose dare.”
Having been with Nathan for so many years, I could discern that he was apprehensive
might blurt out something astonishing that could distress the woman he cherished the most.
I couldn’t afford to offend him because I still needed his help to save my grandmother.
Her life was something I couldn’t gamble with.
Jane grinned and glanced at Nathan. “Well, then I’ll give her a task.”
He smiled lovingly, “Go ahead. Just have fun.”
His indulgent tone led me to believe that if Jane were to demand I crawl on the floor like a
dog the very next moment, he would merely chuckle, call her mischievous, and then command
me to comply.
Bolstered by Nathan’s support, Jane laughed, yet her eyes fixed on me were filled with
animosity.
- me.
“I heard you have a boyfriend. Call over here so we can meet him.”
Suddenly, the atmosphere became tense, and everyone peeked at Nathan.
I looked at him over Jane’s shoulder.
However, Nathan was focused on fiddling with Jane’s hair without even casting a glance at
I was all too familiar with this gesture. Every time he felt sexually aroused by me, he would twirl my hair around his fingers.
Nevertheless, this time, the owner of the hair had changed.
I held my tongue and sat there motionless. Jane just stared at me quietly, showing no
intention of urging me.
I agreed, “Okay.”
Meanwhile, Nathan stopped playing with Jane’s hair.
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