Chapter 22
The man chuckled at Layla.
Ethan gives Mia juice and gets the glass he will drink.
"You said. It's just five glasses. You drink too much,” Ethan said while frowning.
"Here. This woman is the wife; ask her. Not me!" Layla hissed and pointed at me.
They are now in front of me.
The woman smiled at me genuinely. I smiled a little bit.
"Uhh, so, you're the wife." He said.
What should I say?
"Yes, babe, Kier showed us her pictures. She's the one he's always telling us!" The woman says. I don't know them.
"So, where is that asshole?" He asked me.
Why is everyone calling Kier an asshole?.
His wife nudged him.
"Hello, baby girl," she hugs me.
"We tend to attend your meeting, but we're in Dubai for vacation." She kissed my cheeks too.
"Happy birthday." I greeted him.
"She's a shy type." She commented.
"By the way. I am Shila, don't be shy, okay?"
"Wait, Jase is here!" Layla screams
"Bye, guys!"
I'm having regrets that I shouldn't come with Layla.
"Hey, that's mine!" I heard Mia.
"That's enough, babe!" Ethan said in a deep and authoritative tone.
"Wait, we will just assist the other guest, okay? Serve yourself. Don't be shy." Shila taps my shoulder. And they leave both. The man possessively snakes his arm on his waist.
"Ah! I want more. Ethan, you're such a killjoy!"
Layla left me again and was with Jase. I sat with the lovers who were now fighting over alcohol.
"I said. Five classes only. Too much alcohol in your body is not good,” Ethan is becoming strict with his wife.
I joined them.
"Don't talk to me!"
The table is full of food, and everyone is enjoying themselves. I must say, the people had been here for a long time. I decided to take my time since I needed to replace my phone. But, I'll try to bring it to repair shops. I don't want to replace it. Gadgets are too expensive, and I don't want to invest in them. It's not a good investment, especially for devices that lower value yearly, and the market releases new models yearly.
"Babe, I'm just concerned about your health. You had been drinking too much. I won't stop you from thinking if you didn't drown yourself in it two days ago. This alcohol is too much. You need to drink a lot of water to digest and remove the toxins in your body."
"Nye nye nye. Blah blah blah," Mia mimicked Ethan and rolled her eyes at him.
Ethan sighed at her actions.
Mia pouted and turned her attention to me.
“Hey, best friend, I miss you. I haven't seen you for a long time.”
I didn’t reply and am thinking about what my colleague says about me: that hurt, big time.
“Why are you so shy?” she asked me.
“Don’t be shy with us; we’re friends, and what’s with the deep thought?” she frowned.
“Excuse me, and I’ll just take this call,” Ethan.
“Why you’re not my Kier?” she added.
I bit my lower lip.
I don't know Kier’s whereabouts.
I lost contact with him. I feel depressed about what is happening to me today.
Today is not my day.
“He must accompany you!” she hissed.
I just smiled at her.
“Let's drink,” Mia gave me her glass of wine.
I look at her.
“Ethan doesn't want you to drink.”
Mia giggles, “you will drink this for me” she shows me the two bottles of wine.
I just nodded at her and got the glass on her.
“Wait, I’ll get you food,” she smirked.
I looked around, and everyone was busy with their business and life. Everyone here is shouting power and wealth, drinking like there's no tomorrow. I saw a lot of bottles of alcohol everywhere. This place is not the proper fix; messes and maids don't know who to assist and serve.
I feel pity for them. The waitress must be tired.
I also heard laughter and a pool party; I saw women wearing two pieces while holding a beer and a man topless. I look at the man's body, he has abs, but Ken doesn't. But Ken is handsome, and I'm okay with good looks. I don't like men with abs, which doesn't attract me.
The birthday returned to our table, and he found me alone.
“Where's your friend and Ethan?” The birthday boy asked as he sat on the couch.
I drink.
“Ethan answered a call, and Mia got me good, and Layla? I don't know,” he puts the food on the center table.
“Here, try these chicken wings, my favorite.”
I grab one.
I am hungry, and I want to eat rice.
“Loves,” I saw the birthday boy, and he called his wife.
“Hey,” his wife sat on his sides, and he shook his arm on her waist.
“Are you tired, huh?” Shila asked him and wiped his forehead.
“A little bit, but seeing you makes me feel better,” he genuinely smiled at her.
Shila giggled. “I told you we can just celebrate your birthday with them since you haven't seen them. You’re not a bachelor anymore. Looks, I don't know if everyone is here.” Shila.
He rested his head on Shila's shoulder.
“I want to celebrate this one, especially because I will be a father.”
I looked at Shila to ask if it was true, and she nodded her head at me.
“Three weeks ago, we just announced it to everyone.”
Hmm. The chicken wings are delicious, I haven't tasted this kind of food before, and the taste is different, I must say.
“Hello everyone: Mia came with a bunch of food in her hands, and a maid helped her.
Mia giggled as she sat and put all the food she was holding on the table. The maid cleaned the table.
Ethan came and sat beside Mia.
“Renzo, did you cook these foods?” Mia pointed to all the foods on the table.
“Yeah, my chef and wife helped me,” Renzo said proudly.
A loud beat started to seize the whole place.
“Here. Here eat this, sissy. Don't be shy, '' Mia puts a lot of food on my plates.
Ethan and Renzo are now busy talking about something in their lives.
“Try them is; my husband is the best chef in the whole wide world,” Shila said, and I could see that Sheila was proud to have her husband in her life.
Renzo, “Who would think I’ll settle and tie the knot? Damn, brother, it feels good to have pure intentions. I never thought I would be this happy,” I heard Renzo.
The foods are delicious. I don't know if the foods are genuinely delicious or if I am just hungry.
“Shielyn, where did you meet Kier?” Sheila starts to ask me questions.
Layla came into the scene.
“They arrange marriage too, like us. But, theirs is pure family business.” Mia answered.
“Here, drink water.” Mia gave me water.
“But you what? She never and a boyfriend,” Mia started to tell my story.
Layla came into the scene and didn't look sad; she looked upset.
“Renzo! Why is it just like that?!” she says between the two men. She doesn't have space to sit with them but signals Ethan to move.
“Lay? Why? What happened?”
The two men interrupted.
“Jase keeps on pushing me! But I know he likes me! Why does he make things complicated? Why he don't he follow his heart?!” she's frustrated.
Renzo laughs, “Jase doesn't like childish women; she likes sexy and mature people.”
“But I am sexy!” Layla gritted her teeth.
Layla keeps on chasing Jase.
It's too draining to chase someone.
Someone called Renzo.
“Love, We will just talk, okay,” Renzo bid on his wife.
“Sure, I will join these wives of your friends,” Shila answered.
“Yeah, don't miss me so much,” Renzo kissed her.
“Yuck! I want to poke,” Mia said when they kissed.
“Why did you react that way?! Why? You and Ethan haven’t kissed yet?'' Layla asked.
I can't hear them. The music is so close, and the people are getting wild.
Layla's eyes got bigger.
“Don't tell me Ethan is gay, and then he agreed to marry you to hide his identity.”
“Lay, your imagination is so wide,” Ethan said in a cold, baritone voice.
Shila laughs at Layla's imagination.
“You know, brother Ethan, you are handsome,” Layla holds Ethan's chin while looking at his eyes and spitting those words.
Mia came into the scene, and she sat in the space to get them separated.
“The wife is here, and you can excuse yourself,” Mia smiled sweetly at her.
Layla rolled her eyes.
“I saw Kyran. Do you want to flirt with him?”
I didn’t hear what Mia whispered in Layla's ears to get her nose reeky. The loud music makes my eardrum break.
Shila is just laughing on the side.
“Your friendship is cute,” she said while her eyes sparkled while looking at them.
“I never thought my husband's friends were married and the wives were adorable and cute."
‘Eww, we’re not friends!”
“She’s not my friend!”
They both said in chorus.
“Selen is my only best friend!” Mia.
“Shila is my best friend, and Selene is my brother's wife!!” Layla said.
Mia stocks up her tongue to tease Layla.
“Excuse me, and I’ll just go to the CR,” I said to them.
Mia and Layla didn't notice and hear me because they were busy having a childish fight.
“Sure, the CR is on the left, and turn Left again; then, you’ll see the brown door with gemstones hanging on it,” Shila sweetly smiled at me.
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<Thrid person>
“Your friend is so shy,” Shila told the two girls, but they were busy paying her attention.
Ethan is talking to a friend now who sits in their area.
“Do you want a fight, huh?! I will not turn you away even though Ethan is here, hmmph!”
“I am the queen of the war freak!” Layla proudly said.
Layla never changes; she loves to start a fight when this woman changes for the better.
“I’m not into flirty bitches.”
Shila decides to leave them because they are too busy having cat fights, and she doesn't bid on them and doesn't disturb these two gorgeous women.
