, "I don't need to hear anything about Maria." Wha

d and hit the sheets. The next morning, she went to H

ng made most of

a friend of mine went to America. Now she's back,

er. I'm gone as of tonight," Maria said in a soft

d that she was not as patient as she thought she was. 'Huh?

do it now. The game hasn't

Maria, had the final say over how

the party!" If Maria left now, Alina couldn't mess with her. Not only that, she h

d someone to drive her off. After all, she was Jam

ay then. Se

ne, the two were thinkin

o be there, Alina would have had no reason to invite her. Alina didn't need

's guess was right. As e

o the private room. Then,

ons of his shirt were undone. He was not as serious as he was at work,

full monty when it came to makeup. Fake lashes, drawn on eyeb

s stood and began to greet the couple.

d sat quietly in a corner, wat

d fixed her eyes on Maria, who was playing with

vealing the black camisole inside. She topped it off with a

t away her phone, stood up and addressed t

educe James. She glanced at the man beside her and found that Jame

ndly, "I'm glad you could come tonight. Until the party the other ni

-acting, Maria respo

t Maria. "You were too kind to invite her here, Alina. You treat her like your own sister, but she proba

that might remind James of the unpleasant past. She swallo

d scolded Stella. "Quit it. Let bygones

tiful as the Virgin Mary, and once again

s. He'd kept his silence thus far. "Mr. Xi, I heard you'r

at the flame, and closing it again. When he heard Stella talking t

uthless, and the room fe

athe. Because of her relationship with Alina, S

blushed and hurriedly explained, "No

ave torn him to shreds. Her temper was

him out for disrespecting her friend. She tried to change the sub

y, A

sful at turning thos

sat in the corner and wait

na's friend who had come back from abroad

. He sat on the sofa and stared at his cell

ne could ignore him. They shook it off and trie

ted. As soon as everyone had a glass of wine

was going on. She came here prepared. She was just

idn't you used to have a crush on someone on your school days? You'd never admit to it, even when you had t

ne waited in breathless anticipation of Mar