Gerald did not ask anything further.
“I must say, what’s all this fuss about not being able to find Corinne? I mean, you can get any other woman you
want, Jeremy. You should just forget about her,” said Zeke.
Jeremy frowned and ignored him.
Gerald glared at Zeke. “No one will think you’re dumb if you don’t open your mouth!”
Zeke shrugged innocently and said, “What? Am I wrong? This isn’t the first time Corinne has run away. Why should
Jeremy still care about her when she dumped him twice? If I were you, Jeremy, I would’ve shacked up with another
woman already.”
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Gerald quickly kicked Zeke on the legs. “Why don’t you stop annoying us and p*ss off downstairs?”
“Ouch!” Zeke screamed out in pain. However, that did nothing to stop him from talking. Though, to his credit, he did
bring up the liveliness of the atmosphere.
Sophia, who sat on the armchair with a glass of wine in her hand, laughed at Zeke’s antics.
“Oh, you’re funny, Mister Zeke! I won’t be surprised if girls are lining up to be your girlfriend!”
Zeke spread his hands out helplessly. “You would think that, but no girls would even give me the time of the day
whenever I’m around Jeremy, Zeke, Lucas, or Jason. That’s why I always go out on the hunt alone. The girls won’t
know what they’re missing out on if they don’t see these handsome men.”
Sophia laughed again. “Don’t say that! I think you’re all handsome in your own way. Plus, they’re not as
approachable as you.”
Zeke smiled happily at being praised. “Really? Then do you want to hang out with me sometime?”
“Of course. I could use a good time,” said Sophia with a breezy smile.
Zeke sat on the arm of Sophia’s armchair and leaned down close to her. “You know what? I’ve been single for way
too long, so what do you say you and I get together?” he said flirtatiously.
Sophia was stunned, but she then pushed him away playfully. “Hey man, I’m one of the guys. Stop joking around.”
Zeke leaned in closer to her. “I’m being serious. So what do you say? Do you want to be my girlfriend?”
“Mister Zeke, I’m not interested in dating my friends. Stop this nonsense,” said Sophia with annoyance.
Zeke raised his eyebrow and spread out his hands. “See. You just proved my point. Even you don’t want to date me,
so what’s to say about other girls?”
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“Don’t get this the wrong way. I don’t want to date you not because I don’t like you but because I already have
someone in mind. I can’t really fall for any other guy at the moment. You should be more confident about your own
charm, Mister Zeke,” explained Sophia.
“Ooh. Who’s the guy? Do we know him? Tell us the name, and maybe we can help set you up with him!”
Sophia furtively glanced at Jeremy, who was sipping his wine. “I can’t tell you that. It’s a secret!” she said, her gaze
shifting.
Zeke chuckled softly. “You don’t need to tell me, ’cause my guess is. It’s either Jeremy or Gerald, right?”
Sophia was silent for a few seconds before she waved her hand dismissively and said, “Let’s stop the conversation
here. My love life is not for you to gossip about.”
Zeke crossed his arms and clicked his tongue. “So it’s true! No girls would ever find me attractive whenever Jeremy
and Gerald are here. Oh, poor me. I’m going to be forever lonely.”