Chapter 400
Landon led Lauren to another lounge, where the escorts were drinking with three other young men.
The men were Landon’s friends in Solana City.
Lauren blushed at the intimacy among the strangers, to the point she wanted to bury her head in the
sand. Landon had to drag her into the room.
Upon their entrance, the men started whistling and cheering.
One of them joked, “Oh! Hello there, future sister-in-law! Aren’t you young and successful for nailing
down Landon at this age?”
She panicked and paled at the joke.
“Shut your trap! She’s…” Landon stopped himself before introducing Lauren. He was reminded of
Jasper’s remark and quickly explained, “She’s my sister. Stop with that nonsense!”
*Hey, Landon, her teddy bear is pretty expensive, though. You could easily rack up tens of thousands
of dollars in spending per visit to ACE.
‘That will be hundreds of thousands a year if that lucky customer swings by daily! And this is all for her
teddy bear? You can supply her a ton of teddy bears with that reward you dished out!”
Landon’s friends refused to change the way they addressed Lauren. They knew Landon gave Lauren a
special treatment not accorded to the other ladies who swooned at him. There was definitely som more
between the two!
“Lauren only has eyes for that teddy bear. My first love gave it to her. It’s meaningful.” Landon rolled hi
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“F-First love? Do you mean Alyssa?” Lauren widened her eyes.
“Yeah, I had a crush on her. She’s my first love,” admitted Landon with a smile. Although he was
painfully rejected, he took pride in the fact that Alyssa was his first love.
That immediately set off Lauren. She yelped and said to him, “No, you can’t fall for Alyssa! She belongs
to Jasper! Nobody should take her from Jasper!”
“Don’t you know the bro code? How could you go after his girl?” Lauren clenched her fists indignantly.
“He would be really upset if he found out that you were courting his woman! If you take her away, I-I’ll
never speak to you anymore!”
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Lauren couldn’t think of a better way to scare him and blurted out a comical threat. Laughter ensued in
the lounge.
She blushed even deeper and nervously played with her sleeves.
Landon initially found it amusing but stopped laughing when he noticed her embarrassment. He glared
at his friends, who promptly caught themselves and refrained from laughing at Lauren’s expense.
“Laurie, you’re a good egg.” Landon bent over and caressed her hair. He squinted and added, “I know
you’re speaking up for your brother. But the others might think you’re bitten by the green-eyed
monster.”
“Bitten by a monster? I did not get bitten anywhere,” Lauren replied earnestly.
Landon was rendered speechless. He finally learned that he and Lauren were not of the same world.
However, he found himself increasingly intrigued by her world.
The glammed-up guys and gals in ACE were running all over the place in search of Lauren’s teddy
bear. The glass door of the lounge opened out to a huge balcony.
While Landon enjoyed drinks with his friends in the lounge, Lauren stood on the balcony, gripping the
railing tightly and praying that someone would find her beloved teddy bear.
“I found it! I found it!” A woman jumped on stage and held a teddy bear above her head.
“Damn! Where the fuck did you find it?”
“In the water tank of the men’s restroom!”
The men at the nightclub instinctively covered their crotches. Women could be crazily competitive wi
they were serious.
Lauren jumped around like an excited child.
“Wow, that was faster than I expected. Money sure holds power. I bet they’d still wear a grin if I jokingly
asked them to do the unthinkable,” Landon quipped and stretched his neck.
He strolled over to the balcony. A cigarette dangled from his lips, its orange ember flickering
Intermittently.
“I’ll I’ll go get the teddy bear!” Lauren was wary of being in the same space as Landon,
When she was about to slip past him, he stood in her way.
He had learned his lesson from the car crash. Since then, he vowed not to let her slip away.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“There’s no rush. Your teddy bear’s wet. I’ll get that other lady to dry it and return it to you,” he
suggested.
Lauren cast her eyes downward avoiding his firtatious gare She mumbled, “Thank
“Congratulations to this young lady for winning the prizer You are the winner of one year covered
expenses at ACE Angelina beamed and took the bear from the patron who found it
Much to everyone’s jealousy, the patron was over the moon, for ACE was the most expensive nightclub
in Solana City. This was a bonanza
Landon narrowed his eyes and gestured at Angelina with the cigarette between his fingers
She got the hint and announced with a smile. “We appreciate everyone’s efforts in finding the lost item
Mr. Harper will foot your bills tonigh
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Lauren cast her eyes downward, avoiding his flirtatious gaze. She mumbled, “T-Thank you.”
“Congratulations to this young lady for winning the prize! You are the winner of one-year covered
expenses at ACE!” Angelina beamed and took the bear from the patron who found it.
Much to everyone’s jealousy, the patron was over the moon, for ACE was the most expensive nightclub
in Solana City. This was a bonanza.
Landon narrowed his eyes and gestured at Angelina with the cigarette between his fingers.
She got the hint and announced with a smile, “We appreciate everyone’s efforts in finding the lost item!
Mr. Harper will foot your bills tonight!”