Cheat With My Boyfriend Best Friend

Eight Million

Everyone’s attention moved on to the next press- ing matter.

Leslie’s statement did more damage than she’d expected. What she assumed was a ‘harmless statement’ ended up mak- ing most of the players put a finger down. She scoffed and smiled, “Is this a Hallmark movie or something? And you guys who put your fingers down must be afraid your girlfriend refuse to go back with you in Christmas, so that you will be laughed by the whole family.”

“Besides, I don’t think Aaron really lost. He’s probably just lying to make us all feel poor!”

“Bingo!” Aaron grinned. “Now she gets it!”

“What?!” Jack cried. “So your mansion isn’t the size of a small theme park? And you don’t have a cellar full of vintage wines? You don’t own horses..?”

“Well,” Aaron glanced at me. “There is a woman I love. As long as she knows who she is, that’s all that matters.”

“Who even is she?!” Jack’s question put everyone’s eyes on me. “An actor? A supermodel?”

With a frown, Jack started listing obscure celebrities:

“Jennifer Swiss?”

“No.”

“Susan Butler?”

“No.”

“Lydia Johnson…?”

“No. What the hell, man? Lydia’s married,” Aaron scowled.

The crowd was up in arms asking him who his love was, but he simply laughed and refrained from answering.

Then, from the corner of the room, Jason chimed in. “I heard Aaron won an auction for a raw diamond at Sotheby’s a while ago…”

”

Vincent was always polite to him since he was another man born with a silver spoon in his mouth. As soon

diamond on my finger the same one that Aaron had bought in that auction? Did he really buy a raw diamond and send it to Cartier

bid was $3 million! And guess how much Aaron paid for it?

Eight million dollars…

my hand suddenly felt heavy with the dainty ring on my finger. My mind drifted to machinery: all of the experimental instruments that my lab couldn’t afford. If I could pawn off this rock,

as he subtly ges- tured to

I was thinking just by seeing me touch my

I was also thinking about selling

second, my phone vibrated. When I pulled

Lady

diamond in your ring is

clearer, and brighter than the one Vincent got

and set my phone down. When I tooked up, I saw Aaron’s bright eyes looking at me, like a pup- py waiting for praise. G*d,

cute!

I was doomed.

man was handsome, you

cute, you’re

bunch of women were excitedly discussing what the best cut would be and what other stones would complement it. A handful of those women lamented that they weren’t Aaron’s lover. Some of the men even joked

laugh, Aaron told them to forget

Jason asked, “So if you’re spending this much mon- ey, you

faster, and I was afraid that he was ready

was in love with him, I didn’t want to hear a second proposal so soon. Besides,

you think?” Aaron asked casually as he stirred

the host tapped on his microphone a few times to get the audience’s attention. His voice echoed over the

crowd howled, and again, I was surprised by just how popular

now! According to the rules, he must accept his punishment.

started to call out, “Pick

need to know who she