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The young men quickly began teasing their voices rising in a playful chorus
What kind of friend is this Boyfriend or girlfriend
Nathan are you secretly dating someone
So what s going on Planning to reveal your girlfriend today huh Which lucky lady managed to catch your eye
Nathan smirked and muttered Keep it down or you ll scare her off
Hearing that the crowd went wild
Stanleysatonthecouch,hisposturerelaxed.Jessicasatbesidehim,smilingknowingly.”Stanley,do youthinkthepersonNathaniswaitingforisWendy?”
Benny chimed in It has to be her Nathan s totally smitten with her
Sienna shot them a jealous look In their social circle it was hard for regular people to breakin But here Nathan was inviting Wendy someone from outside their usual group to his birthday That alone spoke volumes about how much he cared for her
Stanley,dressedin asharpblackshirtandtrousers,remainedcalm,hisexpressionasimpassiveasever,asthoughhewasamerespectatortoeverythinghappeningaroundhim.
At that moment the door to the luxurious suite opened and a graceful figure stepped into the room It was Wendy
Nathan immediately got up his face lighting up Wendy you made it
Wendy handed him a gift bag with a soft smile Happy birthday Nathan
Nathan tookthegiftfromherandguidedhertoaseatonthecouch.”Wendy,thesearemyfriends.”
Alleyesin theroomshiftedtoWendy,whonowstoodatthecenterofattention.
“Nathan,didn’texpectyou tobefriendsuchaprettyangel,oneoftheyoungmenteased.
So Nathan s into these pure angelic types huh
Hello pretty lady another one greeted her the group stone friendly but curious
Wendy nodded politely acknowledging them one by one Soon enough her eyes fell on Stanley and Jessica sitting across from her They were already here and so were Benny and Sienna all star in gather
Oneofthemenspokeup,introducingWendytothegroup.You’ve probablyheardofMr.HawkandJessica,right?They’relikethe goldencoupleinourcircle.”
Sienna with a pointed tone added Stanley and my Jessica have been together for years Anyone trying to steal Stanley away from her is just setting themselves up for failure
Wendy knew Sienna was throwing shade at her but she said nothing in response
Last night her competitive side had gotten the best of her and she had tried to flirt with Stanley testing his interest Yet he hadn t even acknowledged her
And now today here they were attending Nathan s birthday party together looking like a loving couple
Shefeltalmostridiculousforheractions thedaybefore.
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Jessica glanced at Wendy then turned to Stanley with a smile Stanley I d like some wine
Stanley raised an eyebrow his expression becoming stern No wine for you only milk
Jessica had a heart condition and whenever they went out Stanley was always strict about it he never let her have alcohol only allowing her warm milk
Theyoungmenburstintolaughter,clearlyenjoyingtheplayfuldynamicbetweenStanley andJessica.”Mr.HawkandMs.Cronehavesuchanincrediblerelationship–Idon’tthinkanyonecouldcomebetweenthem.”
Benny,loungingcasuallyonthecouchandchewing gum,shotaglanceatWendy.”Yeah,butsomepeoplehavenoshame.Theyjustdon’tknowwhentoquit.”
Wendy could feel the sting of his words but she stayed silent sitting up straighter her posture perfect
Sienna opened her mouth to respond but just then Stanley lifted his gaze his cold eyes sweeping over Sienna and the others with a quiet warning Enough It s not my birthday so stop making it about me
The group fell quiet sensing his displeasure With a shift in focus they turned their attention back to Nathan the birthday boy
“Nathan,let’sopenpresents!Let’sseewhattheprettygirlgotyou!”one ofthemsaideagerly.
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