SWNOVELS Chapter 168
Chapter 168
Liam tapped away on his phone for a bit. Then, he set it down and came over to help me clear the dishes.
Meanwhile, at the largest private room on the top floor of The Groove Shack, a group of young men and women were partying wildly A red-haired gay with a lip plexing called out to a man sitting quietly in the comer, "Ethan, why are you just sitting there? Come jo e join us!- Ethan glanced up briefly before returning his attention to his phone. He scrolled through his chat with me repeatedly, but there was nothing new to see. Frowning, Ethan besitated before t
typing out 'Happy New Year!' in the chat box, just as he debated whether to send it, the redhead sidled over to him Before Erban could react, the redhead saw his screen. He froze for a second before blusting out, "Erhan, I suggest you don't send that," "Why?" Ethan raised an eyebrow and was slightly intrigued for once.
The redhead hesitated for some time before malding up his mind. "Let me show you something."
He tapped on Twitter and scrolled through the flood of New Year greetings until he found the tweet Liam had just posted minutes ago.
The post featured two images with one showing a lavish spread of dishes with what appeared to be a bottle of wine peelding from the comer. The other was a group photo of three people.
The caption read." May the coming year bring us closer and for years to come."
The air around Ethan immediately grew heavy with tension. The redhead silently retracted his phone and dared not to say more
There was a long pause before Ethan finally spoke. His tone was icy. "Send me the screenshot."
"What?" The redhead thought he hadn't heard him right.
"I said, send me the screenshot"
Sensing that Ethan was losing patience, the redhead quickly complied and sent him the screenshot.
"Ethan, you and Evelyn-
The redhead wanted to ask, but Ethan cut him off before he could finish. "Do you have Evelyn's Whatsapp?" "No."
"Got it. With that, Ethan zoomed in on the two photos and scrutinized every detail.
His mood grew worse as his gaze landed on the wine bottle partially visible in the comer. It was late, and I was with Liam, drinking.
He wondered if I could be living with Liam right now and if I'd gone public with this relationship and just hid it from him.
The room suddenly erupted in excitement before he could dwell on the thought,
Ethan looked up and saw Leah entering. She was dressed provocatively in a scanty outfit.
"Wow! Leah, aren't you cold wearing so little? someone in the crowd hollered and clearly enjoyed the spectacle.
Leah ignored the noise and walked straight to Enthan. She sat beside him as she shmeged off her already flimsy jacket. Now that she was in nothing but a body-hugging dress and sheer black stockings, she was fully on display for everyone.
"Leah, isn't it freezing? It's winter," the redhead commented and openly ogled her.
Leah feigned bashfulness and cast a sidelong glance at Ethan before lowering her head. "I don't wear this kind of clothes often, but it's the New Year, and I just wanted to look nice." Ellian frowned at her attire and quietly shifted further away.
The whole group had grown up together and could easily see through the tension
Elian's indifference left Leah awloward. Despite the heating in the room, she shivered in the middle of the harsh winter night.