Peter drove his own car and was clearly supposed to start out together with James, yet he ended up arriving twenty minutes late.
He entered the room, panting heavily, and exclaimed, "Guess what I saw on the way here!"
Peter slumped into a chair, poured himself a glass of lemon water, and downed several gulps. Yvette saw his behavior and teased, "Did you see some hot babe on the way and get all worked up?"
"Sister Yvette, I grew up watching you and Jane Sampson together. After seeing women like you two, do you think thereâs any lady in this world who can still make me think of beauty?" Peter waved dismissively.
"Oh wow, I used to think Jane Sampson had sharp enough wit, but turns out youâve got her beat, Peter. What, buttering up my wife to make her happyâyou trying to steal her from me or what? Sure, pretty ladies are nice, but they still arenât yours." Thomas gave Yvette a kiss, right in front of the three of them.
Peter spat out a mouthful of tea, just missing Thomasâs sleeve and leaving a mess.
"You guys... are you trying to kill me?" Peter covered his eyes with his hand. "Do you have to abuse us single dogs like this? This is just too much! Sister Yvette, youâre settling for less here, arenât you? Pairing up with anyone would be better, but you end up with Thomas, that beast in human clothing? What a disservice to you!"
Immediately, Peter took a flying kick from Thomas.
Peter laughed loudly, finally settling down. "Sister Yvette, Thomas, does this mean weâll soon be able to attend your wedding banquet?"
"Letâs see. Heâs still in the probation period," Yvette shook her head. "You mentioned seeing something on the way, so hurry up and spill. Judging by your expression just now, it mustâve been something juicy."
"Juicy? Of course itâs juicy!" Peter almost slammed the table. "I saw Julie being slapped! She was slapped by that fiancĂ©e of whatâs-his-name David, right on the streetâtwo resounding and solid slaps."
Peter raised his voice to imitate, "You bitch! Seducing someone elseâs fiancĂ©âdo you even have a shred of shame!?"
"That woman has some serious fighting skills, clearly trained in handling situations like this. Julie was wearing high heelsâthere was no way she stood a chance against her. The guy Julie was seducing, that whatâs-his-name David, at first defended her, but he ended up getting slapped by his fiancĂ©e as well. After that, he just stood by meekly, watching, not even bothering to intervene."
Peter added, "By the time it got to the later part, Julie was crying and sitting on the ground. Only then did that man tell his fiancĂ©e that he was only playing around with Julie, just messing around for funâasking why she had to take it so seriously. Julie heard that and started arguing with whatâs-his-name David too."
"So you watched the whole drama unfold, huh? No wonder youâre this late." Jane didnât care about what outcome Julie and Davidâs argument had brought.
David having a fiancĂ©e was known by everyone. Even Jane, who typically didnât bother paying attention, had heard about it. Julie, of all people, would obviously know this as well.
Given she knew the guy had a fiancée yet still chose to entangle herself with David, Julie daring to do such a thing meant she was bound to face the consequences eventually.
She deserved every bit of it.
It was just that the fallout took longer to arrive than expected.
After all, Julie and David were anything but discreetâshopping together, watching movies togetherâthey practically acted like normal lovers, without avoiding suspicion in the slightest.
"What happened in the end?" Jane wasnât curious about the outcome, but Yvette definitely was.