Chapter 20 - Disappointment (1/2)

”Why did you agree with her?” Jayden asked.

After talking with Nina and agreeing with her deal, he left her in the bathroom untouched. He suddenly felt he wanted to leave the room. He left her without saying a word. She didn't call him or ask if he's okay. She was also quiet.

He was sighing while looking at the glass of brandy in his hand. He was very disappointed with Nina's deal.

”Are you disappointed? Or Mad? Pissed? Come on man! Why did you agree with her deal? I thought things went well? You sent a message that everything's okay.” Percy continued.

They were in a private room in a bar near Northbay Mall. He suddenly wanted to go out and drink so he called his friends and invited them. They agreed so he told them about the deal Nina made.

”That's what I thought. The proposal was okay. We had dinner with dad and her family. I thought I had explained everything to her.” He sighed in frustration.

”Did she explain to you why she asked you to have that deal?” Luke finally spoke.

He looked at the guys seated around the table. They haven't been friends for a long time. They met a few months ago during Luke's engagement to Alora. He was introduced by one of the businessmen he knew to Luke Wilson.

Luke is from the Wilson Clan, the most powerful family in the country. He's the only heir to the Wilson Empire. At first he befriended him to gain favors from the board of Cross Realty. They said if you are close to the Wilson Clan, a lot of businessmen will definitely trust you more. But when he started to hang out with them, he eventually became friends with Luke and his two other friends.

He was four years older than them but they didn't really act like high school kids. Luke has Alora, they got engaged a few months ago. They were in love. Luke is head over heels in love with his crazy girlfriend who has dissociative identity disorder.

In fact, the first time he hung out with Nina was because of Alora. He found out about her illness when Luke was asking about his birthplace, Willow Green. He was born in that place he swore he would never go back to. But he wanted to get closer to Luke so he offered help since he knew the area.

”Everyone, this is Andrew Cross. A new friend of mine. He'll be coming with us to Willow Green. He grew up there so it'll be easy for us to look for that doctor.” Luke introduced him to his friends when Nina yelled.

”You! That asshole!”

Andrew frowned and was surprised to see the daughter of the ramen shop he always visits. He was asked by his father to convince the family to sell the shop to Cross Realty.

”Oh hi miss ramen girl! So you're friends with the big shots huh.” He smirked.