Ella smiled, batting her eyelashes at Adrian. Inwardly, she was a little excited for the ga.
Lately, she had been cooped up in the Eve Mansion, studying and stressing about promoting ’Lilac’ products. Not to ntion her deadly workout sessions.
This felt like the perfect situation to de-stress.
Moreover—
Ella’s gaze scanned across the people in the living room.
Adrian, Ronan, Ruby... It would surely be amusing to play gas with such ’special’ players.
Ella ntally gave Kade a ’thumbs up’.
And just like that, the room shifted again.
The servants followed Kade’s instructions and fluttered about the place.
Cushions were adjusted, the coffee table pushed aside.
Adrian slid in beside beside Ella without a word, his thigh brushing hers just enough to make her blush.
Ruby sat beside Kade, deliberately avoiding the weight of Ronan’s gaze.
Ronan stayed aloof, choosing the single-seater like it offended him less.
The lights were dimd completely and the fire crackled in the fireplace.
The wind outside grew louder, leaking in through barely-sealed windows.
Kade stood up and murmured, "One sec," He walked up to Bertha and said sothing to her.
Ronan watched him go, suspicion evident. "What gas exactly? This feels like a setup for a seance."
Monts later, Kade returned, holding a single item.
An empty wine bottle along with so alcohol shots on a huge tray.
He twirled it once between his fingers and set it down in the center of the circle with a mischievous glint in his eye.
"Truth or Dare," he said simply.
’Clang’
’Whir’
Kade spinned the bottle in the center of the coffee table as he took a seat next to Ruby.
The bottle twirled, catching the low light of the fire until it pointed at—
Kade.
Ronan chuckled, "It seems the Third young master is high on luck tonight."
Kade rolled his eyes, leaned back on his elbows, "Alright, people, truth. I am choosing the truth."
Ronan arched a brow at the man, "That’s a surprising choice on your part? Are you not afraid of accidentally spilling your secrets?"
"Try , Knight," Kade shot him a provocative gaze, swinging his hand on the couch.
Ronan’s gaze montarily lingered on Kade’s hand that was resting on the couch, right behind Ruby’s neck. And his eyes darkened.
"Do you like soone currently?" Ronan glanced at Kade.
"Yes," Kade answered without batting an eyelid.
Ronan’s brows tugged together.
Both Ella and Ruby glanced at Kade in surprise.
Kade shrugged his shoulders, "You are not allowed to ask a backup question haha!" With that, he twirled the bottle again.
The bottle spinned and when it stopped, it pointed at Ruby.
Kade rubbed his palms and turned to her, "Truth or dare?"
Ruby lifted her gaze and looked at Ronan who was sitting across on the single couch, "Truth," she said, calmly shifting her gaze away.
"Say, how many tis have you thought of dumping that fiance of yours?"
The mont the words left Kade’s mouth, silence crashed over the room.
By this point, it was no secret that Max has cheated countless tis on Ruby. And no matter how one saw it, Ruby deserved a guy who was a million tis better.
Yet, with their engagent still on, nobody expected Kade to voice out the question.
Ronan did not take his eyes off Ruby as he observed her every move, every subtle shift in her expression, if any.
But Ruby remained silent.
Ella glared at Kade and Kade realized that he had let himself loose in the atmosphere, "Cough... I..."
Ruby glanced at him and rolled her eyes before she silently downed an alcohol shot.
The ambience imdiately returned to normal.
The corner of Ronan’s lips tilted as he glanced at Ruby. For sobody who claid to love her fiance, she did not even bother to say ’No, I never thought of dumping him’.
The bottle was spinned again and everyone’s gaze remained fixated on it.
After a few seconds, it stopped, once again pointing at Kade.
Kade’s brow twitched as multiple gazes landed on him, "Dare."
"I dare you..." Ella straightened up, a mischievous glint flickering in her eyes.
An ominous feeling rose in Kade’s heart.
"...to kiss the person you like the most in this room."
Kade relaxed, "That’s all?"
Ella shrugged.
Just as Kade turned to his side and bent towards Ruby, Ronan curled his fingers into a fist, placing a foot forward.
But before Ronan could even shift, Kade shot up and skipped to Adrian’s side, all grins.
"Brother, left cheek or right?"
Everyone: "_"
Adrian tilted his head up, narrowing his eyes.
"Ah... Ehehehe... I will just down the shot... Ehehehehe..." Kade retreated on light footsteps, returning to his seat.
The atmosphere lightened.
Kade spinned the bottle again.
This ti, the bottle pointed at Ronan.
"Alright, doctor, your turn. Truth or dare?"
Ella leaned on Adrian’s arm as she glanced at Ronan, wondering what the guy would pick.
In her previous life, she had taken him for one of the most talented doctors who also happened to be the Kings’ family doctor.
But in this life, Ella had co to realize that even Ronan was covered in layers of mysteries no matter how nonchalant he pretended to be.
At tis, his words and actions did not match at all.
"Truth," Ronan said.
"Tell us sothing—"
Everyone turned to Ella as she straightened up to speak.
’’you have never told anyone before."
A few seconds passed by, gradually turning into minutes but Ronan remained silent.
Just when Ella thought he would down a shot, the man opened his mouth.
"I am an orphan. I don’t know much of my childhood, how I was brought to the King family. Even my birthday is the day when they took in..." Ronan calmly spoke, enunciating each word.
He paused for a mont before he continued, "What nobody knows is that on one of my birthdays, I got too desperate to know when my real birthday is, the day I was born. And to find it, I did sothing that was against the rules."
...
Mini Theatre~
Ella: *bows to the readers* Welco to the new month. I hope you are having fun on this adventure with us~
Adrian: *silent*
Ella: *nudges him* Baby, say sothing.
Adrian: *leans towards Ella quietly*
Ella: *sighs and kisses his cheek*
Adrian: *calmly turns to the readers* Golden tickets will do.
Ella: *slaps her forehead* Baby, be more gentle with them—
Adrian: *picks her up and carries her to the master bedroom* That will take more than a cheek kiss.
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