Chapter 88
It had been forever since he’d seen her smile like that, so bright and carefree, without any weight on her shoulders.
Nicolas and Maxwell sat there, sour and seething, but Alicia and Jason just kept chatting and laughing like they didn’t have a care in the world.
Jason and Alicia both knew the two men were staring at them from across the room, but neither of them acknowledged it. They didn’t bring it up either, refusing to let it ruin the mood.
Nicolas ordered drink after drink and knocked them back one by one.
Watching Alicia and Jason look so comfortable together, talking like they’d known each other forever, made his chest tighten painfully. But he couldn’t stop torturing himself by watching them.
Maxwell was getting more agitated by the second, and he couldn’t help but complain. “I’ve never seen Jason smile like that before. He looks like some kind of male seductress or something p>
Jason always had that cold, aloof look on his face, which was annoying enough. But now that he was actually smiling, it was even more irritating.
Nicolas shot him an unhappy glance. “If he’s a male seductress, then what does that make Alicia p>
Maxwell paused, caught off guard, then asked, “A rich girl who got charmed by a male seductress? ”
Nicolas‘ face went dark. “Don’t talk nonsense. Alicia would never fall for him p>
He gripped his glass hard and said through gritted teeth, “But that bastard is really playing dirty. Using the pretty boy routine? That’s shameless as hell p>
Maxwell jumped in, chiming right along with Nicolas. “Exactly! That shameless man is trying to steal what’s ours. Who the hell does he think he is p>
He continued, his voice picking up momentum. “You know what? I need to talk to Kevin and the others. They need to keep Alicia on a tighter leash before this snake charms her into doing something stupid p>
Alicia treated him like he didn’t exist, and nothing he said mattered to her.
He thought Alicia actually listened when Kevin talked to her.
Nicolas nodded and said, “Yeah, you need to talk to the Hammond family and make sure they keep an eye on things. Don’t let Alicia get played by that bastard because he’s definitely up to no good p>
Then Nicolas and Maxwell spent the next few minutes trash–talking Jason together.
Nicole watched Maxwell and Nicolas go on and on, and she wanted to tell them to knock it off.
They said they came here specifically to have dinner with her, but they spent the whole time watching other people eat instead. It was infuriating.
She had to admit, though, if Alicia was playing hard to get, it was working.
Nicole knew she needed to change this situation somehow and find more opportunities to get close to Jason.
When he dropped that mask earlier and actually smiled, her heart raced.
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She wanted that for herself. If I can get him on my side, let’s see how Alicia recovers from that, she thought.
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Meanwhile, after they finished eating. Alicia pushed Jason’s wheelchair out of the restaurant. She didn’t even glance at Nicolas and the others before leaving.
Once they were gone, Nicolas stood up and said, “Let’s head back too p>
The three of them left together, abandoning a table full of untouched food.
Nicolas and Maxwell walked Nicole back to her room first. She invited them in to hang out for a bit, but Nicolas and Maxwell both turned her down without hesitation.
Since Nicolas and Maxwell were close friends, they’d specifically requested a suite so they could stay together. They’d originally planned to spend the evening gaming together.
But now that they were back in their room, neither of them felt like playing anymore.
The more Nicolas thought about it, the more agitated he became, and he nudged Maxwell with a suggestion. “Why don’t you call Kevin right now p>
Maxwell felt the same way. They couldn’t just let Alicia keep spending time with Jason like this.
She might not listen to them, but she’d have to listen to Kevin.
So he pulled out his phone and dialed Kevin’s number.
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