One day, Nicole stepped in to help Audrey after she was bullied.
This marked the beginning of their close friendship.
It wasn’t until they grew closer that Audrey learned that the Lawrence family was a famous energy tycoon in Ardlens. And as such, Nicole was a trust-fund baby.
But it didn’t affect their relationship at all.
Their friendship had grown stronger since high school.
After the greetings and hugs, Nicole pulled the arm of a tall hunk of a man and then introduced, “Audrey, meet my boyfriend, Kieran Bradley.”
Nicole secretly made a gesture with her fingers, indicating the number 17.
Audrey took the hint and shook her head hopelessly. She understood that this man was Nicole’s seventeenth catch.
“Hi, Audrey. Nicole has told me a lot about you. You are much more beautiful than she described. Nice to meet you!” Kieran greeted and reached out a hand.
His gaze lingered on Audrey, making Audrey a little uncomfortable.
Out of courtesy, she shook his hand anyway.
Kieran scratched her palm with his index fingernail as he withdrew his hand.
Her skin prickled with goose bumps instantly.
When she raised her head to look at him, Audrey saw that Kieran was acting all lovey-dovey with Nicole as if he hadn’t done anything just now.
In the middle of the meal, Kieran excused himself to use the bathroom.
Once Nicole and Audrey were left alone, Nicole asked, “How have you been?”
Audrey knew what Nicole meant. Audrey had never hidden anything from Nicole, including her relationship with Cornell. Even if Audrey didn’t tell Nicole, the Lawrence family had connections, so Nicole knew more about Cecilia than she did.
Audrey opened her mouth to speak, but she suddenly felt sick. She covered her mouth and hurried to the bathroom.
Audrey didn’t use the bathroom attached to the dining room for fear of Nicole suspecting her pregnancy.
As she walked out of the general bathroom, a familiar voice came from behind.
“Ha-ha! I’m sure I can take her to bed tonight. At worst, I’d have to spike her drink. I’m already sick and tired of that boring woman.
Anyway, I must have a taste of her. Oh, that reminds me! Her best friend is gorgeous. It will be great to have a two-some with her.
I’ll make sure to take some photos and videos during the process. We can use that to blackmail them later…”
These disgusting words came from Kieran. Audrey balled her hands into fists.
She stood on the spot and glared. When Kieran turned around after ending the call, he almost suffered a heart attack at the sight of Audrey.
However, he regained his composure soon. A sly smile appeared on his face.
“Audrey, what a coincidence!” After saying that, Kieran pretended to be shocked and said, “Forgive my manners. I hope my reaction didn’t freak you out just now.”
His nonchalance and voice made Audrey sick.
“Behave yourself, okay?” Audrey warned, giving him a murderous glare.
Kieran turned a deaf ear to that. He moved closer and leaned over.
“Oh, Audrey. I think I have fallen for you. It’s love at first sight.”
After saying that, he couldn’t wait to grab Audrey’s hand.
Audrey quickly stepped away from him.
Kieran yawned, but he didn’t seem to mind it at all.
Kieran had been sowing his wild oats. He soon lost interest in those women who slept with him. Audrey’s beauty made his eyes shine bright.
Her beauty was natural and her skin was radiant under the light. Her eyes were like that of a siren as she eyed him. She was so tempting, so he couldn’t take his eyes off her.
Kieran was a firm believer that women’s no meant yes. In his books, Audrey was only playing hard to get.
He licked his lips and said in a low voice, “How about we go somewhere else and talk?”
Hearing that, Audrey felt as if she just swallowed a fly.
When Kieran saw that Audrey just stared at him in silence, Kieran assumed that she was left speechless because of his charm. He took another step forward and uttered, “If you are shy now, tell me your number. When I send Nicole away, we could meet up and you know…”
Audrey nodded, much to his pleasure.
Kieran smiled happily and whipped out his phone. He Looked at her as if he wanted to gobble her up.
“Baby, as soon as you walked in through that door, I fell for you. It seems you are the one for…”
Before he could finish her words, Audrey raised the glass in her hand and aimed at his face.
“Oops!” She covered her mouth innocently.
“Sorry, my hand just cramped.”
The drink Audrey ordered was a glass of raspberryade. The Liquid covered Kieran’s hair and body, making him look a bit funny.
Kieran grunted angrily, but when he heard her apology, he couldn’t bring himself to get mad at her. Her innocent look only made him more interested. He acted like a gentleman as he said, “It’s okay, baby. Mistakes happen. I have to get changed. How about we go to the hotel and you buy me a new set of clothes?”
Audrey eyed him with disgust before saying, “Oh, man! You are so shameless! How could you say something like that to me?”
Only then did Kieran realize that Audrey was playing a trick on him.
He lost it immediately and threatened, “Look here, crazy woman! I’ll teach you a lesson today!”
The so-called gentleman turned into a beast in a split second. He raised his hand and was about to slap her.
Audrey didn’t panic at all. She just stepped to the side to avoid the juice that was spilled on the floor. Kieran’s hand didn’t touch her, but he slipped by the juice and fell to the floor.
“Fuck!” Kieran cursed as he was on the brink of losing his mind. He stood up painstakingly with one hand on his waist. He gritted his teeth.
“You bitch! I’m gonna kill you!”
“What’s going on here?”
Nicole had begun to get worried after neither Kieran nor Audrey returned for dinner. She came out to look for them, only to be surprised by this scene.
Before Audrey could utter a word, Kieran beat her to it.
“Honey!”
Kieran supported his waist with both hands as he said with grievance, “You won’t believe what just happened. Audrey wanted to add me as her WhatsApp friend, but I said no. She then got very angry and splashed juice on me.
This lie rendered Audrey speechless.
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