“No problem, no problem!”When I finally sat down, wrapping a few slices of grilled beef in lettuce and stuffing a large bite into my mouth, I was so happy I almost cried.Damn Vivian Sterling, that manipulative fraud.She stole three years of my youth and sincerity.I used to read about those instant-gratification romance stories in novels.I never thought one day it would happen to me.I picked up another piece of meat, dipped it in sauce, and after swallowing it, found it tasted bitter and salty.I realized, without knowing it, my face was streaked with tears.
The beautiful woman silently pushed a tissue box toward me.I pulled out tissues, thanked her, cried, and couldn’t stop stuffing meat into my mouth.After eating and drinking my fill, the alcohol completely took over.I held a piece of meat, trying several times, but couldn’t successfully drop it into my dipping sauce bowl.I looked up at the beautiful woman, but she had multiplied into several, swaying before my eyes.My phone rang.
I stared at the dozen blinking red and green buttons on the screen, unsure which to press.A slender hand reached out, swiped across the screen, and answered the call directly.“Leo! Where the hell did you run off to, you rascal!”I weakly mumbled, “Sam, hey—”“Give me your location!”I was confused. “Sam, hehe.”Sam was frantic. “Hehe what, where are you, seriously!”The beautiful woman sighed and gave the address. “At Star BBQ.”Sam Sterling burst in and immediately grabbed my ear, looking utterly disappointed.Vivian Sterling was also there, but she merely stood to the side, arms crossed, her expression cold.Adam Cole’s gaze, however, kept drifting towards the beautiful woman.
