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…”

”

was another man

really buy a raw diamond and send it to Cartier to have

huge!” Jason’s eyes widened as he exag- gerated to the crowd. “The starting bid was $3 million! And guess how much

Eight million dollars…

of the experimental

this one,” Aaron whispered to me as he subtly ges- tured to my

He knew what I was thinking just by seeing me touch my

Hopefully, he didn’t know I was also thinking

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

Lady

diamond in your ring

It’s bigger, clearer, and brighter than

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

cute!

I was doomed.

man was handsome, you still have

cute,

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 laugh, Aaron told

this much mon- ey, you have to be planning on

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 down on one knee

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

casually as he stirred the ice in

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 first game is over,

surprised by just how

rules, he must accept his punishment. So, Aaron…

to call

to know who she