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…”

”

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

one that Aaron had bought in that auction? Did he really buy a raw diamond and send it to

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

Eight million dollars…

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

to me as he

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

felt embarrassed. Hopefully, he didn’t know I was

I pulled it

Lady

your ring

brighter than the one Vincent got you

I saw Aaron’s bright eyes looking at me, like a pup- py waiting for praise.

cute!

I was doomed.

was handsome, you

he’s cute,

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

a laugh, Aaron told them

spending this much mon- ey,

and gave me a look that made my heart beat faster, and I was afraid that he was ready to pull out the ring

second proposal so soon. Besides, I was only 27. I was still

do you think?” Aaron asked casually as he

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

howled, and again, I was surprised

must accept his punishment. So,

started to call out,

know who