NovelStartRose was greatly moved by Silas’ promise to take responsibility for her. Still, she steeled her heart, shoved him, and left his embrace.
She brushed it off, "Don't worry about that. I'm not a fussy woman. That's not my first kiss anyway. You don't have to take responsibility for me like a strait-laced man." Then, she tossed her smooth hair and waved in a carefree manner. "Mr. Taylor, you're handsome, but | prefer a rebel over a symbol of justice.” A rebel? Would she prefer the likes of the devilish Axel or even Landon Harper? Landon was taken, but Axel was available. Besides, tonight's event saw the gentlemen and ladies mingling freely like a blind dating occasion. Even he was momentarily tempted by the choices around him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCould she have developed an interest in Axel? Feeling oddly threatened, he blurted out, "How about trying out different stuff?" Rose, who had maintained her calm, turned her lips downward. She nearly lost her composure when she heard the suggestion.
"I don't mind. | like my romance new and thrilling," Rose replied with a tantalizing smile like a vixen. "But Mr. Taylor, are you sure you can handle a celibate who might have a change of heart at any time?" Rose had a brief and hasty exchange with Alyssa before she excused herself, citing work matters at the studio. Rose's assistant picked her up soon after.
Alyssa, worried about Rose and curious about what ensued between her and Silas, confronted Silas. She found him with a long face on the living room couch, sipping on the tea that Mrs. Rosie had served him.
"What's wrong? Did you bully Rose or something?" Alyssa accused him, choosing to side with her best friend in the first place.
"| kissed her," he confessed.
There was no point in keeping it a secret at this time. Silas even hoped that Alyssa could offer him some ideas.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmInstead, he grunted, "Ouch!" as he felt a dull pain on his forehead. It turned out that Alyssa had plucked a grape from the fruit platter and hurled it at his head.
She gasped, "No wonder... No wonder her eyes were red and swollen. She was in low spirits as well. You did bully her!" Then, she started plucking off the grapes and hurling them at him out of anger. "You're a jerk! How could you flirt with my best friend? I'll do anything to make you marry her now. I'll make her my sisterin-law!" Silas stared at her in a daze despite the grape attack. He even stuffed a grape into his mouth as he questioned, "You said her eyes were red from crying when she left. Was that true?" "Of course! And it's all your fault for bullying her. All | asked was that she checked in on you. How dare you lay a finger on her? Are you a prosecutor or a pervert? Oh, the audacity!" Alyssa placed her hands on her hips as she continued her barrage of insults. "You need to answer Rose for what happened tonight, or you'll be the second largest prick in this family after Winston!" "You think | don't want to? | told her I loved her, but she rejected me. What could | do?" Tearing up, he rose from the couch.
"Fine. | admit | love her, so | confessed to her. I'm clueless about relationships and talentless in flirting with girls. Even then, I'd like to give it a shot.
"But she wasn't into me. She even told me that she was content with flirting around without commitment. What should | do? Are you going to point a gun at her and force her to fall for me?" Alyssa blinked in shock. She couldn't believe that Silas had gone straight to confession. As for forcing a kiss on a lady... Any woman with some reservations would have hated that.
The squabble between the siblings attracted Jasper's attention. He showed up looking drunk, but his mind was crystal clear.
He approached Alyssa and placed a hand on her waist. Then, he whispered hoarsely, "Why did you get into a fight with Silas for no good reason?" She twisted her waist in protest and made him her punching bag instead. "All men are jerks!"
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