Chapter 1617

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“Reid had some fresh seafood flown in.”

Zara proudly displayed the massive coolers, proving she wasn’t showing up empty- handed.

Yanis quickly chimed in, “I had my staff deliver a bunch of premium ingredients too. It’ll definitely be enough to feed an army.”

Zara added competitively, “I also had my family’s chef prepare custom desserts and drinks!”

Claire stared at them.

Are you guys insane?

“Is eating at my place really more exciting than going to a Michelin-star restaurant?”

“Should we just change the venue?”

You people are literal billionaires! Don’t you have sprawling mansions?

Why are you insisting on cramming into my standard apartment for dinner?

Claire was genuinely baffled.

“It just kind of happened!” Reid looked a bit embarrassed.

Even though he had met Zara’s roommates a few times as her fiancé, he still didn’t know them that well.

Crashing their girls’ night was definitely intrusive, even if they said they didn’t mind.

But he was a ruthless businessman; he had thick skin.

When he was with his fiancée, he didn’t care what anyone thought.

He had heard that college girls loved gossiping during these dinners.

If he wasn’t there, he knew he’d absolutely be the main topic of conversation.

To avoid being dissected and analyzed, he decided to just invite himself!

They couldn’t exactly gossip about him if he was sitting right there, right?

What Reid didn’t mention was that he overheard Zara on the phone with Skylar, who mentioned bumping into Yanis.

When Yanis demanded to crash the party, Reid immediately decided he was coming too.

Yanis was a few years younger and had grown up with Zara.

Logically, childhood friends never actually ended up together, so he shouldn’t be a threat.

But Yanis didn’t exactly have a reputation for being a saint.

There was always a chance he harbored secret feelings for Zara.

Of course, it was better if he didn’t.

Reid was just being cautious. He had fought hard to win his prize, and he was going to guard her fiercely.

He wasn’t going to end up a miserable idiot like Preston Dalton.

Unable to see what was right in front of him, mistaking a piece of trash for a diamond.

Knowing he was imposing, Reid had initially wanted to host everyone at one of his own properties.

But realizing the other girls might

feel intimidated by a massive

State,

he decided to play along with the

apartment plan.

He made sure to provide top-tier ingredients, hoping everyone would just enjoy the food.

Yanis’s family owned a chain of

ultra-exclusive members-only

supermarkets, so he had acenet

the absolute best produce in the world.

He had crates of exotic, flawless fruit delivered straight to Claire’s door.

Whatever the rarest fruit on Earth was, Yanis could get it.

Looking at the sheer opulence of the ingredients, Claire felt like this feast deserved a multi-million-do

room, not her apartment Conning

“You’re not going to kick me out, are you, Claire?” Yanis flashed her a devastatingly charming smirk.

Claire rolled her eyes internally. Good thing you and Skylar aren’t a thing, or I’d assume she brought a plus-one.

Just as she was wondering if she should invite her own plus-one to balance things out, Dane called.

“Out of class? Are you free for dinner tonight?”

Hearing that opening line, Claire instantly connected the dots. “Don’t tell me you want to crash my dinner too.”

Dane paused. “Too?”

“Do you already have plans?”

“I do. We’re having a tabletop grill and savory broth at my place. Do you want to come?”

“My roommates are here, plus Zara’s fiancé, Reid Dalton, and a friend named Yanis.”

Dane might not know Yanis, but he definitely knew Reid.

The two of them likely crossed paths in the corporate world.

Unsurprisingly, upon hearing the guest list, Dane immediately ditched his original

dinner plans.

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