Chapter 49


    Chapter 49


    In the private room of the hotel.


    It seemed like everyone was conspiring, despite so many avable seats, they’d left the one next to


    Julie for Kieran. By the time Kieran came back from his call, the only spot left was next to Julie,


    Daphne, worried, whispered to Julie, Julie, should we swap seats?”


    Julie shook her head. Swapping seats now would only make things more awkward, wouldn’t it?


    She tried to keep things lowkey. The first half of the dinner went smoothly until Porter, having had too


    much to drink, suddenly became mncholic and started reminiscing about the past. He even blurted


    out to Julie, Julie, you have no idea, I used to admire you so much, you were so head over heels in


    love! Why didn’t you end up with Mr. Hernandez? Here, Julie, I toast to you, for love, for youth!”


    With that, Porter handed Julie a full ss of hard liquor


    They were old ssmates, and it had been long since theyst saw each other. They always had so


    much to catch up on when they gathered. After a few drinks, everyone was a bit tipsy. They all stood up


    and egged Julie on, “Come on, Porcupine’s right, for love, for youth‘ Julie, you gotta drink this one.”


    Julie knew she wouldn’t be able to leave without downing the drink.


    Daphne, who just had an appendectomy, could not drink, otherwise, she would have stepped in and


    drunk it for Julie.


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    Knowing that she had to drink the liquor, Julie bravely picked up the ss and downed it in one go.


    “Didn’t expect Julie to be so gutsy! Viviana, you should toast to Julie, weren’t you guys roommates?”


    Porter suggested.


    Viviana, always up for a good time, raised her ss and smiled at Julie. “Julie, here’s to you.”


    Julie, already blushing from the drinks she’d been sipping, shook her head andughed. “I can’t hold


    my liquor well, I’ll make a fool of myself if I get drunk. How about I stick to juice?”


    That’s no fun. How about we y Quarters? If you win, I drink. If you lose, you drink two?” Viviana was


    always up for a challenge.


    Julie quickly waved her off. “No way, I don’t know how to y”


    “How about Rock, Paper, Scissors then?” Kieran’s voice suddenly sounded from the side, suggesting it


    casually.


    Julie couldn’t help but nce at Kieran, mentally chewing him out.


    Vivianaughed. “Alright then, if you win, I drink, and you can pick the next challenger. If you lose, you


    keep challenging until you win. After we go around the table, we pick a new champion. Sound good?”


    Everyone agreed to Viviana’s proposal. If Julie refused, she’d seem like a party pooper.


    Porter said, “It’s a reunion, we’re here to have fun, Julie, don’t hesitate!”


    With nowhere left to go, Julie was forced to y along. Surprisingly, she breezed through all the


    challenges andnded in front of Kieran without any


    issues.


    As she looked up at Kieran, their eyes met, and Julie froze. The room, which was bustling just a


    moment ago, suddenly fell quiet. You could hear a pin drop.


    Chapter 50