It was not a matter of being invited or not. Rather, nobody was willing to send them off even if they attended the event.

Damian patted him on the shoulder. “Don’t be too greedy, Lucas. You already have the missus at home. Don’t collect so many sidepieces outside. I thought you would never be caught dead sleeping around before.”

His words were more or less a veiled insult at Ashlyn.

Damian did not actually know who Ashlyn was. He only recognized her from the trending posts on Twitter for being Jared Quickton’s girlfriend. While he was also a rich kid, Jared was not a part of their circle of friends who grew up together.

And yet, they all saw Lucas bring Ashlyn along with him today. Damian had to admit that the woman truly was a master manipulator if she could manage to both snare Jared and have Lucas wrapped around her pinky.

In his eyes, even Hera was better than Ashlyn. At least Hera was a daughter of the upstanding Chapman family.

The atmosphere in the private room cooled dramatically. The neutral expression on Lucas’s chiseled face quickly clouded over.

Before Lucas could say anything, Winsor was already pointing an angry finger at Damian and saying, “What exactly do you mean by that, Larson? What’s wrong with my goddess? And what’s all this about Lucas sleeping around? Watch your mouth, or I’ll watch it for you.”

of my private matters been your business, Damian?” Lucas’s voice

a chill run down his back. “Lucas, you know I’m just looking out

possible. The words fell from his lips icily. “There won’t

dead of winter. Obviously, the two men, Lucas especially, were

her heart sink

as an honorary sister. By all accounts, he was supposed to address Ashlyn

with a warning when he spoke, “Damian, you would do well to

of their group had spoken. No one expected Joseph—who had a long record of trying to court Lyanna—to

gathered here for the party brought along giggling escorts in their arms, but it

introduce Ashlyn when he brought her here, so all of them just naturally assumed that she was a

over the situation with a smile. “My brother was just

at the

cake,” one of the other rich heirs attending the party

it was Lyanna’s cake. The attendant wheeled

tense atmosphere relaxed

pleasantly even after that tense accident. “Well, since today is my birthday, why don’t we all take

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