The Woman From Hell

I felt slightly awkward too as I stared at Xander.

Xander immediately shrugged. "Stop imagining things. It was a mistake." He instantly turned to look a t Jerome with an angry face. "You'd better explain to them how I ended up here."

Jerome looked like he was about to cry. "Alright. No good deed goes unpunished. Now I fully understand what that means."

He turned his head and looked at me. "He got drunk at the club. I picked him up and brought him here."

"Hah, you're good at picking someone up. Not only did you pick up a guy but he's also a superstar." Cecilia scoffed at Jerome, refusing to believe what he said.

"It's true." Jerome panicked. "Last night, I passed by a private room by accident. And I saw that this guy had gotten terribly drunk. He was almost molested by his female fans. Considering our previous acquaintanceship and to prevent him from getting on today's headlines, which would definitely cause a stir i n the entertainment industry, I fetched him back here."

"So does that mean I should be thanking you?" Xander pinched his brows as if he was trying to recall what Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

had happened last night.

It seemed he had really blacked out and could not remember anything.

"You shouldn't have brought me back here. If someone snapped a photo of me being dragged into a hotel by a man, the headline is going to be more scandalous than if I had gotten molested by my female fans." Xander looked at Jerome and frowned.

Jerome glared at him and replied angrily, "Do you think I wanted to bring you back here?! I asked where your house was and you refused to tell me. And when I asked you to call your assistant, you refused to. You didn't want to let me go either. If I hadn’t brought you back here, then should I have slept with you on the streets?”

Cecilia had a gossipy look on her face. She asked a question that made things worse. "There's only one bed in this room. You brought him back, and it was a long night."

"Shut up!"

Xander and Jerome yelled at her at the same time.

"I'm straight, and I can’t be any straighter. Stop talking nonsense and ruining my reputation." Xander had a temper. He was shouting now.

"Me too. I'm a straight guy.” Jerome was grunting resentfully.

I was afraid that both of them would want to prove themselves on the spot. I immediately said, "Alright, alright. It's late. Hurry up and get washed up. Let’s go downstairs for lunch."

Both of them looked at each other and snorted. Then, they turned around at the same time to enter the bathroom.

"And you say there's nothing going on between both of you? You're going into the bathroom together!" Cecilia pointed at them with an expression of disbelief on her face.

"That's normal. Don't get the wrong idea." I was a little frustrated.

I sat on the sofa and waited for them. Just then, the phone in my bag rang. I answered the call, and it was Theo's voice on the other side of the phone. "Where are you?"

"Hotel," I answered honestly.

He paused for a moment and replied placidly," Visiting your friend?"

"Yes. Cecilia and I came to have lunch with him," I answered.

"Alright. Take care, don't get heatstroke." Then, he hung up.

"Looks like President Theo is worried about you. He even called to check up on you." Cecilia was making fun of me beside me.

"My belly is so big now. He’s just worried about the baby," I answered honestly. Theo only changed because of this child. He was just loving the crow that came with the house. Thanks to the baby, I was being given so much attention.

Cecilia's expression changed, and she did not say anything more. I touched my forehead. How I wished I could slap myself in the face. Was I not stabbing Cecilia's chest with my words just now?

While we remained silent, I received a Whatsapp message. It was Theo. [This is the timetable for the yoga class. Choose the time and I'll pick you up.]

I was speechless. I said I wanted to consider it. I did not expect him to be this efficient. He had already signed me up. Did he not tell me that we were leaving i n a couple of days? What a waste of money!

I turned my head to Cecilia and said, "Theo signed me up for a yoga class. Let's attend the class together, okay?"

"Tm not going. I've been feeling uncomfortable since I came back. I don’t even want to move. I'm going back t o the countryside once all of you leave. I can sleep well and eat well there. I won't need any yoga classes." Cecilia rejected me right away without even thinking.

There was nothing more I could say.

Soon, Xander and Jerome came out of the bathroom.

Xander looked at me and asked, "How do you know each other?"

"We were classmates in university for four years and were best buddies!" I answered and looked at Xander." How do you both know each other?"