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…”

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five fingers left in the game, and I knew who he was. Vincent was always polite to him since he was another man born with a silver spoon in his mouth. As soon as he spoke up, everyone quieted down to listen, and I was no ex-

one that Aaron had bought in that auction? Did he really buy a

as he exag- gerated to the crowd. “The starting bid was $3 million! And guess how much Aaron paid for it? $8 million!” He slapped his

Eight million dollars…

with the dainty ring on my finger. My mind drifted to machinery: all of the experimental instruments that my lab couldn’t afford.

me as he subtly ges-

what I was thinking

embarrassed. Hopefully, he didn’t know I was also thinking

When I pulled it out, I saw a

Lady

The diamond in your ring is

bigger, clearer, and brighter than the

I tooked up, I saw Aaron’s bright eyes looking at

cute!

I was doomed.

handsome, you still have

he’s cute, you’re

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

a laugh, Aaron told them to forget

Jason asked, “So if you’re spending this much mon- ey, you have to be planning on proposing,

look that made my heart beat faster, and I was afraid that he was ready to pull out the ring from his pocket and get

I didn’t want to hear a second proposal so soon. Besides,

Aaron asked casually as he

audience’s attention. His voice echoed over the speak- ers. “Ladies and gentlemen. Our first game is over, and the

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

rules, he must accept his

started to call out,

need to know