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…”

”

since he was another man born with a

the 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 to have it cut and

crowd. “The starting bid was $3 million! And guess how much Aaron

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

to me as he subtly ges- tured

I was thinking just by

didn’t know I was also thinking about

my phone vibrated. When I pulled it out, I saw a text

Lady

diamond in your ring is

It’s bigger, clearer, and brighter than the

eyes looking

cute!

I was doomed.

a man was handsome, you still

cute, you’re

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

laugh, Aaron told them to forget

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

that made my heart beat faster, and I was afraid that he was ready to pull out the ring from his pocket and get down on one knee in front

with him, I didn’t want to hear a second proposal so soon. Besides, I was only 27. I was

casually as

voice echoed over

was surprised by

According to the rules, he must accept his punishment. So,

people started to call

need to know who