Chapter 10
In the dim light, I meet Harrison''s eyes.
If I''d known he was in this room, I wouldn''t have knocked.
"What''s up?" He looks at me with a faint smile.
I look at him awkwardly and sound distant, "I''m here with a friend. But I can''t find our room."
He shrugs causally. A shadow of smile touches his mouth. Somehow I feel a bit annoyed.
"Goodbye, Mr. Stewart. Have a good time." I nod gently.
There''s a voice behind him. Before I can hear it clearly, I''m pulled into the room the next second. I
turn around to leave, but he has closed the door.
I ce both hands on his chest and look at him warily. "What do you want?"
"Pretend to be my girlfriend," he says causally.
He naturally puts his arms around my waist. He''s so gentle that I have no reason to hate him.
Recalling what happened before, I don''t
push him away. Then, he sits me down on the sofa.
After that, the room bes quiet for a few seconds. Suddenly, a man walks over with a drink.
"You''re Harrison''s girlfriend?"
"I thought he wasn''t interested in women. Turns out he''s taken! Come on, have a drink!" The man
interrupts me and puts the ss in my hand.
Looking down at the wine, I have mixed feelings. If I''d known I was gonna be asked to drink, I
wouldn''t have followed Harrison in.
What''s more, I don''t know the people here. What if I get drunk?
I grits my teeth. "I''m sorry. I don''t drink."
"You don''t drink?" The man looks at me and then Harrison.
Harrison takes the ss from my hand and drinks it in one gulp. He then ces it on the table and
say, "What''s so strange about that?" The man blinks ambiguously at me. He says in a voice loud
enough to be heard, "Harrison, so you''re her hero!"
"Get the hell out of my way." Harrison ignores him and turns to look at me. "So your injured ankle
didn''t stop you froming out?"
"It''s... none of your business."
I chose not to exin. Although he helped mest time, we''re still strangers. I don''t have to tell him
why I''m here.
He''s not angry at my answer. On the contrary, he chuckles. "Since you''re here, enjoy yourself."
I''m not in the mood to enjoy. I just want to get out of here, but there''re always people talking to me.
My upbringing makes it impossible for me to interrupt them and leave.
Harrison, who sits by my side, is currently having a drink with the man who just toasted me.
"When did you know Harrison? Why have we never seen you before?" A sweet- looking woman on
my right asks curiously.
I''m m not trying to hide anything, so I tell her what happened that day.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.
When she heard that I was divorced, there was contempt in her eyes. I see it, but I didn''t say it.
To be exact, I''ve been used to this. For the past two years, I''ve been met with scorn or sympathy for
my divorce. I''m actually satisfied that this woman didn''t say anything mean.
Feeling bitter, I pick up the beer on the table
and drink it up.