The bar was the perfect spot for relaxing and flirting. Tessa entered the

establishment, frowning at the raucous atmosphere created by the large crowd and booming music. She wasn’t a big fan of places like these.

“Tessa, over here!”

Naomi waved Tessa over. She noticed Sienna standing by Naomi’s side as she made her way over to them. Moving like clockwork, Naomi led them over to the bar counter and gestured for her to sit on one of the high stools. “Three mojitos, Leo!”

Leo smiled and nodded before he began to mix the drinks. Naomi scooched closer to Tessa and whispered in her ear, “Leo’s 26 this year, and he’s the star of this bar. What do you think? He’s really handsome, right?”

Tessa studied the man before her. He wasn’t too tall, probably around five feet and eight inches tall. His refined features enhanced his good looks, and his wavy hair made him look like a classic boy-next-door that one would see in the movies.

Tessa shifted her gaze elsewhere, responding, “He’s alright.”

“He’s not your type?” Naomi questioned cheerfully. “He’s the guy I was telling you about. Lots of the ladies here visit this bar just for him.”

A woman started flirting with Leo just as Naomi’s words left her lips. She peeled bills after bills from a thick stack of cash and generously handed them over to Leo, hoping to gain his favor.

“He has too many women around him, I don’t like that,” Tessa mentioned while shaking her head.

“What are you being so uptight about? It’s just a fling, it’s not like you’re getting married to him. Why do men get to fool around while we can’t?

“Stephen’s already been spotted glued to that female celebrity’s side, yet you still want to save yourself for him? Loosen up, Tessa! Go crazy!”

Tessa frowned. “I… I’m not interested in that.”

“You say that because you haven’t experienced what it’s like to let go, ” Leo said as he placed three glasses of Mojitos in front of them.

Naomi shot him a smile. “Thanks, handsome.

Leo gazed into Naomi’s eyes and returned her smile with a dazzling one of his own. “No need to thank me, beautiful.”

The tension between them was thick enough to be cut by a knife. Tessa exchanged surprised glances with Sienna. It was hard to believe that Naomi and Leo were already hooked on each other.

Tessa’s bad mood worsened after downing her glass of mojito. She had hoped to drown her sorrows with the help of alcohol, but it was backfiring on her. Under the alcohol’s influence, she was missing Stephen even more fiercely.

Naomi tried to cheer her up. “It’s okay, Tessa. If you don’t like this type, I’ll introduce you to someone else. I said that I would hire a host for you, didn’t I? This bar has a lot of different ones for you to choose from.

“Wait here for me. I’ll speak to their manager. What type of guy do you like? Tell me, and I’ll arrange it for you.”

Tessa had already downed three drinks by then. She was quite dizzy, and her words came out slurred when she mumbled, “I don’t want to…”

Naomi was also rather inebriated at that point. She couldn’t quite make out what Tessa was saying over the noise in the bar. “What’s that? What do you want?”

Tessa shook her head. “I don’t want to fool around…”

“Huh? You want someone with an eight-pack who can throw you around?”

It was hopeless for them to have a proper conversation. Tessa’s whole face had

turned red from the alcohol, and she had a faraway look in her eyes.

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Due to how intoxicated Tessa was, she couldn’t help the laughter that bubbled out

from her chest. “Nice to meet you guys.”

She couldn’t lie. They looked amazing.

Meanwhile, Stephen sat in a booth in a dark corner of the bar. He watched as a message popped up on his phone screen, notifying him that a transaction had been made. His expression was frighteningly somber. “She’s using my card to hire hosts for Tess?”