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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in the game, and I knew who he was. Vincent was always polite to him since he was another man born with a

that auction? Did he really buy a raw diamond and send it to Cartier

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

Eight million dollars…

hitched, and my hand suddenly felt heavy with the dainty ring on my finger. My mind drifted to machinery: all of the experimental instruments that my

one,” Aaron whispered to me as

what I was thinking just by seeing me touch

didn’t know I was also thinking

second, my phone vibrated. When I pulled it out, I saw

Lady

The diamond in your ring is called

clearer, and brighter than the one Vincent got

bright eyes looking at

cute!

I was doomed.

was handsome, you still have a

cute, you’re

still filled with talk about the lucky lady who was gonna get an $8 million ring from Aaron. A 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 and said that Aaron should do some ‘exploring’ and

Aaron told them to forget

spending this much mon-

was afraid that he was ready to pull out the ring from his

to hear a second proposal so soon. Besides, I was only 27. I was still working on my PhD! Marriage wasn’t part

what do you think?” Aaron asked casually as he

the host tapped on his microphone a few times to get the audience’s attention. His voice echoed over the speak- ers. “Ladies and gentlemen. Our

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

the rules, he must accept his punishment.

started to

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