"Kevin, you finallye. I was wondering if the next time I saw you would be at your graveside." Hoyle was Kevin''s friend, and the co-owner of the bar. He came to greet Kevin as soon as he saw hime in. "I''m busy. You know." Kevin shed a helpless smile. He raised his head and looked around. It seemed that it never had been busier. ''d we didn''t lose customers while I was away, ''he thought. "Yeah. I know you''re busy. That''s why your wife came here with other people." Although the "other people" he was referring to were actually "female friends," but he made no move to exin. He let the statement stand. "Bullshit. She''s not even in the country now. Ya gotta be sharper than that to fool me," Kevin sneered. He knew Hoyle liked to piss him off, but his excuse was not convincing at all.


    "Huh! I didn''t say it happened now. No matter what, she still has an open tab here." Hoyle teased Kevin with a yful smile. It seemed that Kevin was totally unaware that Leena had been here before.


    "Huh! You''re ripping me off." Kevin punched at him with a smile. He didn''t fear that he might hurt him. Hoyle had joined the army with him before, But heter left while Kevin still stayed and climbed up the careerdder.


    "Ah! Would I lie to you? By the way, you are so lucky to have such a hot wife. We''re all jealous, man." Sitting at the bar counter, they talked while watching the patrons undte on the dance floor.


    "Huh! I don''t believe that you''ll stay single with all these hotties around." Kevin took a sip of the wine served by the waiter and shot Hoyle a suspicious look. He didn''t believe that Hoyle didn''t date girls.


    "Why? Take a look around you! Look at these skanks! How could theypare with your pure and innocent wife? You should feel lucky to have a wife like that. But don''t get too cocky. I''m not sure I can stop myself from beating the shit out of you if you irritate meter." Hoyle said while showing his fist to Kevin to intimidate him. He was depressed that he didn''t have good luck with women, even though he sat here all day long. But why should Kevin be so lucky? He only came here to drink once and got a wife out of it. That was so unfair. Hoyle couldn''t help butin in his heart. And moreover, Kevin had the stones to take his undeserved gain for granted. That almost pissed Hoyle off.


    "Haha! Yeah, you''re right. These chicks can''t hold a candle to Leena." It was the first time Kevin praised his wife in front of other people. He was unaware that he would unwittingly smile at the mention of Leena.


    "Yeah, rub it in. Fine, Your good luck won''t rub off on me even if I am jealous. Cheers!" Hoyle lifted the ss and clinked sses with Kevin. As Kevin''s friend, Hoyle was happy that Kevin found his true love. But he was still unhappy. He would not feel satisfied if he didn''t tease Kevin.


    "I just drink a little. I have to drive the carter."


    Kevin took a small sip. In this, he was serious. He''d never y with his life.


    "Don''t worry, I can arrange a ride home for youter. You''re a rare sight around here, don''t be such a killjoy." Hoyle nced at him with a provocative look. He wondered why Kevin didn''t seem to care about the business of the bar. He never asked how the business was going and didn''t mind how much money he got from the business. Hoyle even doubted whether he had checked how much money had been transferred to his ount.


    "You? You''d probably get drunk before me. I''d better not drink. Just rx." Kevin narrowed his eyes and looked at Hoyle. It was not that he didn''t believe Hoyle. The problem was that Hoyle couldn''t hold his liquor. He was no better than him.


    "Did you get hit in the head a lot in the service? Besides me, there are lots of waiters in the bar. I''m sure I can find one to bring you home. Plus, there are rooms upstairs. You can sleep there if you get drunk. Why do you make so many excuses?" Hoyle stared at him with a sullen look. He wondered what Kevin was worried about.


    "No, thanks. I have to get up early tomorrow to guide the work of thepany. Do you think I''m like you? Not all of us can sleep aste as we want."


    Kevin stared back at Hoyle. He ignored all the women who continuously winked at him. He only asionally frowned to show he was not interested.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    "That is because I work hard every night to run the business for you. But you don''t seem to care. I didn''t see you for a month. Do you think I''m your ve?" Hoyle got indignant when he brought up the topic. Kevin didn''t show up, worse, he didn''t even call. Most of the time, it was Hoyle who came to him first.


    "I work hard every day. And do you really think it''s a good idea for me to hang out here given the fact that I''m in the army? Wouldn''t you worry about me getting caught by the Investigation Department in the military?" Kevin stared at him grumpily. Hoyle was once a soldier. How could he not think about this?


    "Huh! You can wear casual clothes. No one would know that you are the high-falutin Major General of the city. It''s just another excuse. Don''t jerk me around, it''s not that serious." Obviously, Hoyle was not convinced. He didn''t believe that there would be anyone who would be so bored as to pry into other people''s private lives after work.000000