Love Coming from the Least Expected novel Chapter 25

Love Coming from the Least Expected Chapter 25

The loud noise of the cup dropping onto the floor and

caught everyone‘s attention in the room, including Lyle‘s.

―Sorry about that, my hand slipped. Carry on.‖ I waved

emotionlessly.

―Eve, what a coincidence! I didn‘t know you‘d be here!‖

Crystal flashed a sweet and innocent smile. Yet, I was

nowhere near pleased to see my kin. That smiled had

made me suffer so much. I was not loved by anyone in

the Tanner family. Heck, even the housekeepers would

bully me, and it was all because of her.

The crowd looked at one another as the atmosphere

turned awkward. Lyle‘s expression dropped into a

disgusted grimace as he stared at me like an uninvited

guest. ―Why‘re you here?‖ he asked coldly.

I ran my fingers through my hair and answered casually,

―I had a business meeting somewhere around here, so I

decided to stop by.‖

―Oh, really? I thought you were on a manhunt, judging

from your outfit. Bet you were probably out seeking for a

companion.‖ Benjamin sneered.

―For the love of God, Benjamin! Watch what you‘re

saying!‖ Sabrina snapped. She slammed her cup on the

table and was ready to argue with him. Seeing that, I

quickly held her back and shook my head, signaling her

to stop. I then glanced sideways to observe Lyle‘s

reaction.

He had always been like this. That man, whom I called

―husband,‖ would never defend me whenever Benjamin

ridiculed or said harsh things to me. I lowered my gaze

and stared at the cup before raising my head and replied,

―Just so you know, my husband prepared this outfit and

the contract in my purse. So perhaps the ‗companion‘

that you mentioned earlier was also prepared by him.‖

―How would I know that-‖

―Benjamin!‖ Lyle interrupted while looking at me, wideeyed as if he was shocked by my insult. He had never

seen this side of me as I‘d never shown him my true self.

After all, I‘d always been very careful around him as I

always behave like a lowly ant.

―Cut it out, you guys. We don‘t always have the chance

to get together like this. Besides, I believe Eve isn‘t like

that,‖ Crystal chimed in.

stay out of other people‘s business, Sabrina.‖

I wasn‘t planning to start an argument with Lyle in

public. After all, I was still processing the news of Crystal

returning from abroad. Hence, I shook my head at

Sabrina, signaling her to let it go. She shot me a

dissatisfied look and finally sat down unwillingly as she

gulped down a glass of whiskey angrily.

After a short while, everyone decided to play a game of

truth or dare to ease the tension. I was selected and had

no choice but to pick a dare as I could not drink. ―Go

stand by the door and have a steamy make-out session

with the first guy who passes the hallway,‖ Sabrina

suggested.

Great, why did you have to propose this idea? I sighed,

trying to make an excuse to reject it. However, I noticed

Lyle‘s mocking gaze upon me, so I decided to accept the

dare. With that, I pushed my chair aside and walked to

the door. So this is what you want to play, huh? So be it!

Thus, as soon as I saw Christopher walking over, I head

toward him and kissed the crap out of him.