Chapter 221
“night? Purity awesome place to spend New Year’s, in’t (1 7 1 picked it” Mia sall with a proud smile.
Lena nodded with a smile.
“Totally!”
Mia glanced toward the door.
“Huh? Where’s Lottie? She’s usually never late. She pulled out her phone.
“Let me give her a call
Before she could finish dialing, the door opened.
Mia looked up with a grin.
“Speak of the devil, I was just about to call–what the hell?”
I wasn’t Charlotte who walked in
I was sea
And Linda
Mia’s smile freze instantly, then gave way to a flicker of anger.
“Who the hell imited them?”
Lena shook her head, clearly distancing herself
“Don’t look at me.”
Jordan raised his hands.
Lan awlowardly cleared his throat
“You said you were planning a big New Year’s bash, right? What’s a party without my best buddy?”
Mia exploded.
“Are you serious right now? Are you actually that brain–dead?”
She stormed toward lan, fuming.
“Did you forget he cheated on Lottle? He literally booked a hotel room with a celebrity! Do you have any ideal planned this whole night to cheer her up? What part of conduct Charlotte‘ made you think invite Sean and his side chick’?!”
wanlooked genuinely confused.
“you never caldi couldn’t It Sean! He’s been my best friend for over ten years. What was I supposed to do, cut him off?”
He rubbed the back of his neck and sighed.
“Come on, Mia. 11’s just a berakup. We all run in the same circles–what, are we supposed to picksides now and go no–contact forever?”
Ma gave him a sarcastic smile.
“Why not? The Jesper heir is way out of my league anyway. It we’re cutting ties, then so be it!”
Seeing that Mia wasn’t jolding, Jastarted to panic.
“Olay, olay, come on
„come on. Let’s not go full scorched–earth over this just let me explain-
up!” she snapped before he could finishe
Either they leave, ori du.”
Leba opened her mouth to calm Mia down, but her gaze ditted to Sean and Lucinda standing side by side. The second she saw them together, her sympathy troporated. Curlotte was her best friend of course she was on her side.
bear was her friend too, and he as also her brother’s childhood friend, but cheating scumbags didn’t get a free pass.
Without saying a word, Lena crossed her arms and joined Mia’s side in silent protest
Lucinda, still undling politely, tried to ease the tension
“Hey, let’snul fight, Sean and i didn’t get together will after he and Miss Hileyke up. There’s no cheating here,”
“Shut your mouth,” Mia snapped, not bothering to be polite.
Tangmaned and grabbed her arm, pulling her aside.
“Please, Mia, can you not stir this up right now? It’s all a misunderstanding ”
Mahad no idea what the real relationship was between Lucinda a
and Seam–but ian knew perfectly well.
As soon as the scandal broke, Sean had told both him and Jordan everything. After all, in a city like this, no tablold would dare in that story without Sean’s quiet
I warned him back then, “If you beat Charlotte too badly, she might never come back
Jordan hads
And now, watching Mia’s fury and Lena’s silent disapproval, lan nearly spilled the truth just to calm things down–until Sean shot him a quick look that said.”
Mia was loud and straightforward, the kind of person who could not keep a secret to save her life. It she found out, Charlotte would know in no time. And everything they had worked so hard to protect would go to waste.
In the middle of the trosion, the door opened again.
“Sorry I’m late. Something came up last minute.”
|Charlotte stepped inside.
And the moment het ees met Sean’s, her heart skipped a beat.
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