Chapter 561 TRUTH OR DARE
Hearing that, Apple tiptoed and kissed Jayden's cheek and smiled at him very sweetly. "I'm glad you invited me to this party. Tonight was amazing." Apple meant it when she said that and now she looked a lot more radiant than before.
Apple's smile was intoxicating in Jayden's eyes, or was it because of the whiskey he was drinking? No way, Jayden only had a few drinks, it couldn't possibly get him drunk, but this girl really made him feel warmer. And it was much more intoxicating than alcohol.
How could she do that?
"Jayden, why don't you two join us?" asked one of the two men who approached them at this moment.
Jayden recognized the man that had spoken as his cousin, Brian, while the other man was the fiancé of one of the women in the Tordoff family.
"Yes, join us, we are playing a game there," said the other named Mark.
"What game is it?" Apple asked, seemingly interested when she heard him speak, looking even more sociable than before.
"Truth or dare."
"Classic game," Jayden muttered, not looking at all interested in joining, but Apple had a different reaction from him.
"I want to play it," said Apple excitedly. Her face was flushed red and it seemed like Jayden had to keep an eye on this girl and not let her drink anymore. He didn't know how many glasses she already had since the evening.
Apple also seemed to have forgotten her limits, because every glass of champagne she drank could make her calmer and reduce the tension she felt.
"Great!" cried Brian. "We can go now, come with us."
And then Brian and Mark led them to another table that was spread out in the large garden that was used as the party area, where there were already two other men and two women, sitting around a table that was enough for eight people, so after they four joined, their number was just right to play the classic game.
The two women and two men who were already at the table looked surprised when they found that it was Jayden and Apple who had come to fill the vacant seats, but they all seemed excited to welcome this new couple.
The six then introduced themselves, but more to Apple, since Jayden knew them all, at least he remembered their names.
"No more drinking, okay," Jayden whispered as he took the glass of champagne Apple received from the waiter who passed them. "You're drunk."
It was just that Apple glared at him before her gaze turned sulky at Jayden and this made the man relent and give her the champagne glass back.
"Just one glass," Jayden warned Apple, he didn't want anything bad to happen to her.
After that, Jayden took another sip of his whiskey and started their game.
According to Jayden, this game is very boring, he would much prefer to play games on his cellphone than being here. It was just that Apple seemed to enjoy this game, therefore, Jayden was more than happy to be there.
But after a few questions and a few challenges, Jayden no longer followed the flow of this game and instead was busy staring at a laughing Apple. She looked more relaxed and cheerful because of the casual atmosphere.
Maybe it was the influence of alcohol, but it was also possible that it was Apple's true nature, where she seemed much more sociable under stress-free situations. This is a good thing.
However, about half an hour into the game, Jayden had to leave Apple briefly to make an important phone call after one of his men notified him of important information.
"I'll be back in a minute," Jayden said, kissing Apple on the cheek and walking away. He didn't say anything to the six people present, who gaped at the interaction between the two of them with meaningful eyes. Jayden ignored it all and immediately walked away from there.
He didn't go too far, only enough distance for them not to hear what he had to say, but Jayden could still watch Apple and see her laughing giddily.
"Yes, what is up?" Jayden asked as the call went through and in just the first ring he could hear the voice of Larry, one of his confidants, whom he now entrusted to deal with the two men who attacked Apple home a few days ago and caused chaos there.
"These two guys just confessed something," said Larry, who then shared what he knew.
Jayden did tell Larry to contact him immediately if he got any new information from the two people, without any time limit.
Therefore, Larry immediately called Jayden when he got something.
"I want you to find out more about this," Jayden said in a voice that was far from sweet. The expression on his face instantly changed when he heard Larry's report.
And when Jayden was in a serious chat with Larry, right at that moment, he saw Apple's expression change, the girl looked displeased about something. Her brows were tightly knitted together and her lips pursed slightly, while one of the ladies there kept on persuading Apple to do something.
At that very second, Jayden felt that something was wrong. Something happened to Apple that made her feel uncomfortable, so without a second thought, Jayden rushed over to her.
"I'll call you back later," Jayden said immediately, who then hung up the phone and walked over to Apple. "What happened?" Jayden asked as soon as he got back to their table.
Apple looked annoyed now. She was scowling at the woman who had been seen trying to persuade her to do something.
The girl is Brian's fiancée. Jayden didn't know them very well, but his father was certainly one of the directors at Tordoff's company.
"She told me to kiss her fiancé, Mark," Apple said in an annoyed, slightly drunk voice. Apple looked annoyed, she stood up and hugged Jayden. "I don't want to play anymore. I don't want to kiss strangers."
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