Novel Square
Chapter 78
At the karaoke bar, everyone was enthusiastically wishing Carina a happy birthday.
Flora was sitting in a comer, seemingly out of place.
“Happy
birthday to our Carina! Let’s cut the cake now!”
“Wait a minute, someone’s not here yet.” Carina said with a smile.
“Who’s missing?” Everyone was curious.
About ten minutes later, someone arrived, looking rushed. It was Aaron. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
Carina, why did you invite him?” A boy said discontentedly.
Carina just smiled and replied, “We’re all friends here, aren’t we?”
Aaron had been having a tough time lately. Without Flora’s protection at school, he realized how hard things could be.
“Alright, let’s cut the cake.”
Carina gave Aaron a look, signaling him to sit next to Flora, and then started to encourage everyone to cut the cake and blow out the candles.
Aaron suddenly sat next to Flora, who looked up at him with a somewhat amused expression.
“Want a drink?” Aaron managed to suppress his discomfort and asked Flora.
“Yeah.” Flora leaned back, watching him languidly.
Aaron would rather die than seek out Flora again, but now, he was desperate
Those debt collectors were becoming more insistent. Turning to Flora was his last resort.
After the cake, someone suggested playing a dice game in pairs.
“Carina, let’s pair up, and uh, Flora, you join in too. The tone was disdainful and commanding. The speaker was Tim, Carina’s desperate suitor, who always disliked Flora. He suggested the dice game, hoping to embarrass her.
*Then Flora can team up with Aaron.” Carina suggested.
Flora didn’t refuse. Naturally, Aaron wouldn’t refuse either.
“Just playing is no fun. How about this, the losers drink?”
fine, but I don’t drink,” Flom said.
“I drink for you.” Aaron quickly offered.
Flora looked at him, eager to please, and suddenly laughed, “Okay.”
How the tables have tumed, she thought. She used to be the one trying to please Aaron.
Aaron felt nervous and ashamed under her gaze and turned his face away.
The game began. Everyone else came over to watch the fun.
Tim grabbed the cup and shook it wildly, then provocatively looked at Flora. “Guess, high or low?”
“High” Flora spoke slowly.
A smirk and a sense of victory flashed through Tim’s eyes before he lifted the cup.
“One, two, three, low!
“Sorry, my loss.” Flom said as she glanced at Aaron next to her without any expression. Aaron awkwardly said it was okay and voluntarily picked up a glass, downing it in one go.
The second round began, and Flora shook the dice.
Tim, with his eyes closed, listened until she stopped and immediately claimed “Low!”
The cup was lifted, and it was indeed low. Aaron braced himself and drank another glass.
In the third round, Tim shook the dice!
Under Aaron’s intense gaze, Flora slowly said, “Low”
The cup was lifted, revealing a high score.
Aaron’s face darkened
001111
“Ha ha ha! You lost, drink up!”
Aaron, teeth clenched, had to drink another glass.
After more than a dozen rounds, Flora kept losing. Aaron was in so much pain from drinking.
“…still high”
“Wait”
As Flora uttered the words “still high” Aaron’s heart skipped, and he quickly stopped her. “Let’s go with low!”
Aaron had never seen anyone with worse luck than Flora.