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 silver spoon in his mouth. As soon as

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

exag- gerated to the crowd. “The starting bid was $3 million! And guess how much

Eight million dollars…

mind drifted to machinery: all of the experimental instruments that my lab couldn’t afford. If I could pawn off this rock, I could buy the advanced EEG equipment

this one,” Aaron whispered to me as he

I was thinking

know I was also thinking about selling it

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

Lady

The diamond in your ring is called

clearer, and brighter than the one Vincent

and set my phone down. When I tooked up, I saw Aaron’s bright eyes looking at me, like a pup- py

cute!

I was doomed.

man was handsome, you still

he’s cute,

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

laugh, Aaron told them

asked, “So if you’re spending this much mon- ey, you have

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

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

casually as

a few times to get the audience’s attention. His voice echoed over the speak- ers. “Ladies and gentlemen. Our first game

was surprised by just

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

started to call out, “Pick

know who she