Everett shot a steely look. "Either you delete those photos, or I'll delete you from existence." Jashuddered. "I'll delete them! Right now. All gone!" He fumbled with his phone and then showed Everett the screen. "See? Not a single one left!" Everett snatched the phone and opened the recently deleted folder, and there they were, lying quietly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJamuttered, "When did you learn that trick?" He couldn't bluff his way out of this one! With swift precision, Everett finished removing the photos and tossed the phone back to Jaime, heading towards his ensuite.
After a few steps, he turned, glaring at Jaime. "And for the record, whatever's betweenand Selena, it's not love! Keep spreading rumors and see what happens!" Jathought, "Still as stubborn as ever!" In the bathroom, Everett lathered up with shaving cream, ready to tackle his stubble.
Jafollowed, leaning against the doorframe, "I knew something was up with you two yesterday. What happened after you left? Con, spill. As your buddy, I'm here to help you sort it out..." "Last night, did you take her home?" Everett wiped off the cream, dodging Jaime's question with one of his own. "She wouldn't let me, but don't worry. Callum said he made sure she got hsafe." Everett paused, his tone deepening, "Callum took her home?" Jaime, puzzled, "Yeah, what's the big deal?" Whether it was him or Callum, wasn't it all the same? And wasn't Callum reliable? In the next instant, Everett hurled the towel at Jaime's face. "Get out!" Feeling confused, Jascrambled out quickly, especially when faced with Everett's furious expression. As he stumbled out, he collided with someone.
Joy rubbed her forehead. "Jaime, are you blind? What's chasing you, a ghost?" Jaime, clutching his racing heart. "Worse than a ghost!" Joy was speechless, then glanced at the door he'd exited, "What did you do this tto rile up Everett?" Jafelt aggrieved and vented to Joy, "Look, Callum and I are both his friends. Selena didn't wantto take her home, so Callum took her Is that worth getting mad over? once lost a project worth millions, and Everett didn't blink. What's up With him today?" Joy was surprised, too. She couldn't figure it out immediately but wanted more details about last night, so she suggested, "Since you ran into me, how about treatingto lunch as an apology?" "Lunch? Sure thing! My treat." Jaregained his playful demeanor, bowing in a mock polite gesture.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe next day at lunch, Selena scrolled through Twitter and saw Margot was still trending, likely fueled by sPR effort, refusing to die down.
She decided not to waste her energy on it. Those cheaters weren't worth her tanymore; her main focus now was making money! Ink & Insight didn't enforce strict office hours as long as you delivered
valuable stories. The countryside assignment was wrapped up and the hand editor-in-chief hadn't given her a new F task yet, but she planned to take the initiative.
While gathering resources, Joy sent her a message. [Hex, check Twitter's trending topics NOW!!] The content is Nopide on novelenglish.net! Selena thought Joy was talking about the Margot stuff, so she replied, [Saw it last night.]
But Joy was insistent and followed up with a call. Surprised, Selenam answered, "What's up? Selena, it's not about Margot's interview. Your interview is trending!"