Chapter 167 - Pretend Date

{"messages":[{"id":566815102,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"So, I ordered us two milkshakes!"},{"id":566815103,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Also, I got us some pastries for breakfast. Hope you’re hungry!"},{"id":566815104,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Sitting at the cafu00e9, Clay placed down both of our milkshakes onto the table."},{"id":566815105,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Sitting down in front of me, he smiled."},{"id":566815106,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"What’s wrong?"},{"id":566815107,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"I was just wondering how someone as pretty as you can be with my brother."},{"id":566815108,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I looked at him and smiled."},{"id":566815109,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Your brother is a great man, Clay."},{"id":566815110,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"That’s what most people say..."},{"id":566815111,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"But he wasn’t that great when he left me to inherit a business that I wasn’t prepared for."},{"id":566815112,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"I worked hard, endless hours in order to become adequate."},{"id":566815113,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"But my father always seeked him. Saying that he had the family genes to become a leader, therefore denying me the chance."},{"id":566815114,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"He abandoned me, leaving me in that den of lions to be devoured."},{"id":566815115,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I can understand that pain."},{"id":566815116,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"My mother left me to fend for myself and my brother and only came back when convenient."},{"id":566815117,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"She didn’t even care about how my brother’s medical bills were being paid on time every month."},{"id":566815118,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"She left me in a den of lions with no escape."},{"id":566815119,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"But I smiled."},{"id":566815120,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"But it allowed me to meet Liam, and my brother eventually woke up."},{"id":566815121,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Nothing good is achieved without hard work."},{"id":566815122,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"I couldn’t agree more."},{"id":566815123,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"Hello there."},{"id":566815124,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"That voice..."},{"id":566815125,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My face scowled as I turned towards Zelan Delano, my birth father."},{"id":566815126,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Hello, Mr Delano. Can I help you?"},{"id":566815127,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"I was just wondering what you were doing here."},{"id":566815128,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"With a boy."},{"id":566815129,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"Sitting alone."},{"id":566815130,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"Eating milkshakes."},{"id":566815131,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"It couldn’t be a date, could it?"},{"id":566815132,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I can’t believe him!"},{"id":566815133,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"What if it is? What business do you have with Alyssa?"},{"id":566815134,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"More than you could imagine, boy."},{"id":566815135,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"Why don’t you come with me? I’ve reserved a private boat to tour us around the island."},{"id":566815136,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"Do you want to join me, Alyssa?"},{"id":566815137,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Will there be lobsters dressed in santa hats as snacks?"},{"id":566815138,"character_id":11836245,"type":2,"content":"Santa what-"},{"id":566815139,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Then I’m not interested, thank you."},{"id":566815140,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He then looked at me, a little heartbroken, and left."},{"id":566815141,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"At least he knows when to give up."},{"id":566815142,"character_id":11650940,"type":2,"content":"Well, hello there Alyssa!"},{"id":566815143,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"That voice... and sure enough, Miss Plain stood next to our table."},{"id":566815144,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Hello there, Miss Walters."},{"id":566815145,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Great day, is it not?"},{"id":566815146,"character_id":11650940,"type":2,"content":"Is this a date? Am I interrupting?"},{"id":566815147,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I don’t believe that you’ve met Mr Lucas’s younger brother, Clayton."},{"id":566815148,"character_id":11650940,"type":2,"content":"Oh, so are you Liam’s little brother. How cute."},{"id":566815149,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"She shook Clay’s hand."},{"id":566815150,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Yeah, Lady?"},{"id":566815151,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"I’m 19, not so cute."},{"id":566815152,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"She laughed awkwardly to herself."},{"id":566815153,"character_id":11650940,"type":2,"content":"Haa... so are you two dating?"},{"id":566815154,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I don’t see how that’s any of your business, pardon for being rude."},{"id":566815155,"character_id":11650940,"type":2,"content":"So you are..."},{"id":566815156,"character_id":11650940,"type":2,"content":"That’s adorable!"},{"id":566815157,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I want to punch her into a pool full of sharks."},{"id":566815158,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Clay seemed like he wanted to as well."},{"id":566815159,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"She just lingered around our table until she turned around and went to get her green smoothie drink that looked like a smooth mixture of salad and pickles, and an egg salad."},{"id":566815160,"character_id":11650940,"type":2,"content":"I’m trying to lose some pounds."},{"id":566815161,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"That won’t make you lose weight at all."},{"id":566815162,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"That’ll make you bloat and you’ll be craving a hamburger for lunch immediately."},{"id":566815163,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"The best way to lose weight is exercise."},{"id":566815164,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"You won’t be able to do that while standing there, looking at us eat."},{"id":566815165,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I’ve never seen her so angry."},{"id":566815166,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 167-"},{"id":566815167,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! 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