464 Reliable friends (1/2)
”You guys, stop treating Ethan like that. It's my fault, okay? Also, I cried not because he hurt me or anything of the sort. It's because I am so ashamed of my actions.” Letting out a deep sigh, Lexi could not let this situation get out of hand any more.
Currently, they were inside Rika Song's van, which her manager switched to the car she used last night. She already planned to drag her friends along with her today.
”Bestie, I don't know what you did, but that doesn't mean it's okay for him to be violent towards you.” Rolling her eyes, Rika Song argued as she crossed her arms under her chest. Her statement made Elliot Gong and Jarred Guo from the front passenger seat nod their heads.
”For the record, this is the first time Ethan disappointed me. I like him and root for him but well, I don't want to hear that my friend will be a battered wife in the future.” Rika Song added with a heavy sighed.
Indeed, Ethan Lu disappointed her upon seeing the red marks on Lexi's wrist — the swollen eyes would be understandable, but not if she has little marks on her, that's an entirely different case. Lexi has this milky white complexion that the slight reddish marks on her or anything would be very noticeable. One could tell that someone harshly grabbed and dragged her by the wrist.
”I'm always disappointed with him.” Elliot Gong chimed in with a shrug. Well, Ethan Lu used to threaten him and even put him in debt just touching Lexi. One of the main reasons why, although he was friends with Lexi, he would keep his distance with her, afraid that her husband would go on a rampage.
”You guys, you don't understand.” Deeply sighing once again, Lexi shook her head in helplessness. ”I threw myself last night to brother Mo just to enrage him. Although he went overboard, I did too.” Lexi summarized their argument, leaving the details of ensnaring Mia Chen along.
She didn't find the reason to let her friends know the scheme toward her last night, as it wasn't important. Also, Lexi didn't want to worry them further.
Upon hearing the real reason they argued, Rika Song, Elliot Gong, and Jaime Liao suddenly looked at Lexi, rendered speechless by her explanation. They didn't know that because, throughout the night, Lexi and Morris Liu had kept a significant distance from each other.
When did that happen?
”Before the party.” Guessing what inquiry they had in mind, Lexi uttered after a sigh escaped her mouth once again.
For a minute, the inside of the car was filled with nothing but the inbound breeze from the air-conditioner. None of them talked as they processed the statement they would never hear from her.
Lexi? Throwing herself to a man aside from Ethan Lu? What?
”What? No.” Lexi's under-eye twitched when she heard the ridiculous question. She didn't have to think twice about her answer as she has no lingering feelings with Morris Liu anymore. In her eyes, he was just a person she could be close to and also could not. Depends.