The Billionaire's Promise
Chapter 174: You Are History

Chapter 174: You Are History

"Shame on you Marlon, Franco. A woman beat you. Your scores trail behind Aryana." Erik enjoyed this opportunity to mock his friends.

Erik’s three friends can only admit their defeat.

After they were done with the game, they headed to a private room to enjoy food, wine, and karaoke.

Cassie ordered a race car fondant cake for Erik. She went out of the private room and when she re-entered, she was carrying the cake with a lighted candle and sweetly singing happy birthday.

Aryana joined in the signing. Her melodious voice overpowered that of Cassie and she saw her expression turn sour.

"Join us in the song." She coaxed everyone to sing while clapping her hands.

After the lively song, Erik blew the cake. Cassie leaned toward Erik to kiss him on the cheek. Before she could succeed, Aryana pulled Erik and kissed him on the cheek.

Cassie felt her blood boiling. ’What a shameless slut.’ She muttered under her breath.

Everyone was surprised at Aryana’s bold action. Erik gave her a doting smile. His hand slid on her narrow waist as he pulled her close to him. Everyone was surprised at the blatant show display of affection by the two love birds.

Aryana did not mind at all as these were Erik’s friends. She was pretty sure that they will not tell on what they saw. She also wanted to piss off Cassie and judging by the way her pretty face contorted with jealousy, Aryana succeeded.

They settled on the seats. Erik sat on the corner and let Aryana sit beside him. Cassie wanted to stay beside him but it was already occupied by Aryana. Cassie did not want to be beside her so she sat with Franco. On the other side of Franco was Julia and she was glaring at her.

"Cousin, it looks like you have difficulty finding a seat." Julia mocked her.

Cassie pursed her lips. She did not mind her cousin and just took her place beside Franco.

The waiter started pouring alcohol into their glasses.

"Where were you holed up on the weekend of your birthday? Even your grandfather did not know where you were." Franco looked at Erik interestingly.

Erik put his left arm around Aryana’s shoulders while his right hand was holding a shot glass.

"Somewhere in the Pacific," Erik said matter-of-factly before lifting the small glass to his lips and finishing it in one gulp.

"No wonder your skin darkened." Franco’s gaze darted toward Erik’s left and lingered for a while on Aryana’s face. "And Aryana got a beautiful tan."

He felt a pinch on his side. He twisted his head to look at the lady beside him and the corner of his lips lifted a little.

"Are you jealous?" Franco whispered in Julia’s ear.

"In your dreams." Julia retorted with pouting lips.

Cassie regarded Aryana with an envious look. Indeed her skin tone was a shade darker. But how come her skin was still smooth and had no signs of sunburn? She still looked good with tanned skin.

Under lowered eyelashes, Cassie continued to look at Aryana indignantly. It was now very obvious that she was together with Erik and she hated Aryana even more.

Aryana stood up and excused herself to go to the washroom. After a few minutes, Cassie also stood up and followed Aryana.

Aryana went inside the last cubicle. Her bladder was about to burst and she sighed in relief after relieving herself. Erik did not want her to leave his side. It was only after she told him that she cannot hold it anymore that Erik removed his arm from her shoulders.

Aryana was rinsing her hands when she felt a presence behind her back.

"Aryana Jones, tell me how did you succeed in seducing Erik?" Cassie dropped her mask of pretense. Her gaze was filled with hostility.

"I don’t understand what you are talking about. I had never seduced Erik." Aryana’s bright and innocent eyes were reflected in the mirror. She did not bother to turn around to face Cassie.

Cassie was angered by the look of innocence in her eyes. She wanted to slap her but Aryana had her back on her.

"Stay away from Erik! With your background, aren’t you afraid of dragging him down?" Cassie pointed her finger toward the mirror.

Aryana gave her a bright smile. Her cute dimples appeared on her face. Cassie’s hatred went up a notch higher. Her smile was already very beautiful. It can make a man’s knee go soft. And then those dimples ... those will definitely bewitch all kinds of men.

"In what capacity are you ordering me to leave Erik? Are you his fiancée?" Aryana’s right eyebrow arched.

Cassie was stunned for a few seconds. "I am his first love. I am betrothed to him. I am also his business partner and our families have strong ties from long ago." She said smugly.

"Other than the family ties and you being a business partner, the rest happened in the past and is history. I am in the present and I will never let go of him."

"You!" Cassie lost control of herself and grabbed Aryana’s hair. Before she can yank it, Aryana grasped her wrists and applied pressure on them.

Cassie gasped as she felt the pain in her wrists. She let go of Aryana’s hair and Aryana let go of her hand.

"You are such a schemer at such a young age, Aryana. You deliberately seduced Erik." Cassie barked at her angrily.

"Look at yourself in the mirror and see who is the schemer between us," Aryana said calmly. "In the past, you had a chance but you did not cherish it. A word of advice, don’t force yourself on something that is not meant to be yours." Aryana’s voice was as cold as the frozen lake in winter.

She smoothened her hair and left without looking back.

Cassie looked at herself in the mirror. After a long time, a creepy smile appeared on her lips. She turned and followed Aryana, her strides full of confidence.

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