You know how she is. She doesn't really like these types of places, so who knows if she even bothers to turn up," Alice explained.Suzie nodded in agreement. "Yeah, don't even know why you're friends with her. She barely talks to any of us anyway."Caleb listened with a small smile. If they were talking about his fiancée Sophia, then he couldn't help but think that they had at least one thing in common – both of them didn't like bars.He smiled at the thought.The chatter around the table continued, although Jake and Caleb remained quiet.Jackie took a sip from her wine glass and scanned the bar until her eyes fell on a woman walking in through the doors."Oh, look, Cassie's here!"Cassie gracefully navigated through a few drunk guys who offered some crude comments, but she simply ignored them.Dressed in a dark navy blue jumpsuit with a silver belt, large hoop earrings, and stylish heeled boots, she exuded confidence. Her makeup was impeccable, and her hair was tied in a high ponytai

Caleb stared at his best friend, taken aback by the abrupt request. How could he tell Tommy about his engagement without making him and Jake feel betrayed?"Well...um... since we've just met, I don't mind being friends with Caleb," Carrie said with a small smile.Tommy grinned widely. His plan was working.Tommy then looked at Caleb, nudging him slightly."Well, don't just sit there, do something! You've got a great girl interested in being your friend, and who knows where this friendship may lead...don't ket this opportunity slip away buddy" he said in a low voice, raising his eyebrows up and down, hinting at him."Tommy....I..." Caleb began, but Tommy didn't let him finish his sentence."Caleb, hurry up and add her to the WeFriends app. Then you can chat with her more often, get to know each other better, and maybe in the future, there could be more than friendship," he whispered with excitement.Caleb just stared at him, and then at Carrie. She had over heard Tommy saying to add h

"I don't understand why you pretend to be rich. Is it to lure girls out of your league into bed with you? Is it because the girls of your league are just not good enough, eh? If you are a delivery boy, at least be proud of the fact instead of pretending to be someone you're not. Since you don't have money, why pretend to be rich? To make a fool of us rich girls. You disgust me..." Cassie's scornful words echoed in the bar, leaving a palpable tension in the air.Cassie's cutting words stung Caleb, a bitter reminder that sometimes appearances mattered more than genuine connections. Silently absorbing the hurt, he chose not to engage further. With a nonchalant gaze, he studied her, realizing that perhaps this encounter had spared him from repeating the mistakes of the past, particularly the misguided feelings he had harbored for Tracy. Caleb observed as Cassie regarded him with open disdain. He realized that his initial plan to disclose his background through the WeFriends app was now

Caleb, Tommy, and Jake paid the bill and left the bar. Caleb, wanting desperately to go home and check up on Emily, got up to leave, and as he did, his mobile phone rang. Furrowing his eyebrows, he looked at the caller ID, and his eyes widened in shock."Sophia," he whispered.After their initial encounter at the Royal Palm Restaurant, he hadn't received any communication from her. Mr. Nat had provided him with Sophia's number to facilitate further interaction between them. Presumably, he must have shared his number with her as well.However, Sophia never took the initiative to reach out.Caleb stared at the caller ID displaying "Sophia" on his mobile for a few moments. His eyes shifted to the corner of the phone screen to check the time; it was quite late. A sense of concern crept over him as to why she was calling at this hour.Tommy noticed Caleb staring at his ringing phone, and as he leaned over, he caught sight of the name "Sophia" on the screen. A mischievous smile spread acro

Before Caleb could open the camera app on his phone to capture the stranger's image, Emily turned around to reach for her glass of wine on the table beside the couch. Her eyes caught Caleb looking down at his mobile through the gap of the semi-opened door."Caleb, you're back," she exclaimed, her surprise evident in her voice.Despite their heated argument the night before, she extended a remarkably warm greeting towards him."Yes, I ah just got back..." Caleb replied, his eyes flickering over to the stranger who stood up when he noticed Caleb.The stranger looked slightly stunned, at the intrusion, but managed to give a small smile. "This must be the friend you were talking about?""Yes, this is Caleb. He is a good friend as well as my neighbor," Emily replied with a soft tone. She strolled over to Caleb and whispered close to his ears, "This is King, you know, the guy I was telling you about. We just had dinner together, and he walked me back to my apartment. And he'svery sweet"