Chapter 25


    Love Coming from the Least Expected Chapter 25


    The loud noise of the cup dropping onto the floor and


    caught everyone‘s attention in the room, including Lyle‘s.


    ―Sorry about that, my hand slipped. Carry on.∥ I waved


    emotionlessly.


    ―Eve, what a coincidence! I didn‘t know you‘d be here!∥


    Crystal shed a sweet and innocent smile. Yet, I was


    nowhere near pleased to see my kin. That smiled had


    made me suffer so much. I was not loved by anyone in


    the Tanner family. Heck, even the housekeepers would


    bully me, and it was all because of her.


    The crowd looked at one another as the atmosphere


    turned awkward. Lyle‘s expression dropped into a


    disgusted grimace as he stared at me like an uninvited


    guest. ―Why‘re you here?∥ he asked coldly.


    I ran my fingers through my hair and answered casually,


    ―I had a business meeting somewhere around here, so I


    decided to stop by.∥


    ―Oh, really? I thought you were on a manhunt, judging


    from your outfit. Bet you were probably out seeking for a


    companion.∥ Benjamin sneered.


    ―For the love of God, Benjamin! Watch what you‘re


    saying!∥ Sabrina snapped. She mmed her cup on the


    table and was ready to argue with him. Seeing that, I


    quickly held her back and shook my head, signaling her Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    to stop. I then nced sideways to observe Lyle‘s


    reaction.


    He had always been like this. That man, whom I called


    ―husband,∥ would never defend me whenever Benjamin


    ridiculed or said harsh things to me. I lowered my gaze


    and stared at the cup before raising my head and replied,


    ―Just so you know, my husband prepared this outfit and


    the contract in my purse. So perhaps the panion‘


    that you mentioned earlier was also prepared by him.∥


    ―How would I know that-∥


    ―Benjamin!∥ Lyle interrupted while looking at me, wideeyed as if he was shocked by my insult. He had


    never


    seen this side of me as I‘d never shown him my true self.


    After all, I‘d always been very careful around him as I


    always behave like a lowly ant.


    ―Cut it out, you guys. We don‘t always have the chance


    to get together like this. Besides, I believe Eve isn‘t like


    that,∥ Crystal chimed in.


    However, she made things worse by saying that. My


    expression hardened at her words as everyone looked at


    each other awkwardly.


    Momentster, the awkward feeling quickly went away as


    everyone shifted their attention to Crystal. She shared


    her studying days abroad as an art student, and some


    even encouraged her to open an art gallery.


    Everything seemed fine until Lyle sat down by the couch,


    and Crystal quickly filled up the seat beside him. It


    seemed like she was iming herself as Lyle‘s girlfriend.


    They were indeed a loving couple in the past. However,


    Crystal decided to give up everything in Avenport and


    headed to Anndur for the sake of her future. Or else,


    she would be Lyle‘s bride, not me.


    ―Hey, Lyle! Don‘t you think you should be sitting with


    your wife who had just gone through a miscarriage


    instead of her cousin,∥ Sabrina said.


    ―Hey, don‘t say that. It‘s been a while since Ist met


    Lyle, and I miss him. Besides, we‘re good friends,∥


    Crystal bit her lip stared at Sabrina innocently.


    ―Oh really? I highly doubt that!∥ Sabrina scoffed.


    Lyle shot her a cold look and said, ―I would advise you to


    stay out of other people‘s business, Sabrina.∥


    I wasn‘t nning to start an argument with Lyle in


    public. After all, I was still processing the news of Crystal


    returning from abroad. Hence, I shook my head at


    Sabrina, signaling her to let it go. She shot me a


    dissatisfied look and finally sat down unwillingly as she


    gulped down a ss of whiskey angrily.


    After a short while, everyone decided to y a game of


    truth or dare to ease the tension. I was selected and had


    no choice but to pick a dare as I could not drink. ―Go


    stand by the door and have a steamy make-out session


    with the first guy who passes the hallway,∥ Sabrina


    suggested.


    Great, why did you have to propose this idea? I sighed,


    trying to make an excuse to reject it. However, I noticed


    Lyle‘s mocking gaze upon me, so I decided to ept the


    dare. With that, I pushed my chair aside and walked to


    the door. So this is what you want to y, huh? So be it!


    Thus, as soon as I saw Christopher walking over, I head


    toward him and kissed the crap out of him.