"Thanks, Freya! Thanks, Freddy! I love you guys!" Adrienne turned around and went for the food. However, it was not Freddy who served the food but Jefferson. She could not help but frown as she said, "Jefferson, Freya spent a lot of time making all these. Make sure you don't spill them with your clumsy hands."
Jefferson was speechless.
At that instant, he felt that there was another wave of fury burning in his chest!
Freya and the others brought her food, and what they got was her embrace. Yet, she complained of the fact that he was clumsy when he proactively served her the food.
He really wanted to slap this wretch who didn't know how to acknowledge his good intention!
"Adrienne, Jefferson would only treat you this well. Just look around. Have you ever seen him being this nice to us?" The rest in the room knew that if Adrienne were to provoke Jefferson, they would end up being the ones who were going to suffer. If they didn't stand up and help Jefferson, they would be digging their own graves.
"Oh, thank you!" Adrienne expressed her gratitude to Jefferson, but she picked up a fork and she helped herself instead. It was obvious that she was still avoiding Jefferson's help.
The other men were shouting in their hearts, "Adrienne, can please let us live a peaceful life? We have nothing against you. Would it kill you to be kinder to Jefferson?"
Perhaps God had heard their prayers. After filling her plate, Adrienne handed it to Jefferson, and uttered, "You haven't had dinner yet. You should eat first."
When he took over the plate, Jefferson was much happier at that instant, and he couldn't hide the smile on his lips.
When they noticed the smile on Jefferson's face, they were moved to tears. Their Adrienne had finally grown up, and she finally understood their difficulties. They were so touched! So...
Before they could enjoy the moment to the maximum, they heard Jefferson spoke in a rare gentle voice, "Little idiot!"
The others thought in their hearts, "The power of love is really incredible!"
Huh! Men!
Freddy stood up and went on the stage. He picked up the microphone and sat on the stool as he announced, "I'm going to sing a song for the two most beautiful ladies here. I hope that your future days will be as sweet as the lyrics of the song."
Hearing that, Adrienne was delighted. She looked up at Jefferson and smiled at him. Then, Jefferson reached out and pinched her face. "Eat up."
Bruce and Tommy cheered while Freya poured herself a glass of wine with her head down and started drinking.
"What's wrong, Freya?" After finishing her food, Adrienne went to Freya's side and noticed that she seemed a little down.
"Adrienne..." Freya took Adrienne's hand and squeezed it hard as she advised, "You and Jefferson must live a good life for the rest of your lives. After all, there are too few loyal and committed men like him."
Adrienne turned to Jefferson, and coincidentally, he was also looking at her. She then quickly looked away and commented, "Freya, let's not talk about him. Let's have fun tonight."
"Okay, let's have fun." Although she mentioned that she was going to have fun, Freya did not proceed to do so. Instead, she kept looking at Adrienne, as if she had a lot to say to her. In the end, she said, "Adrienne, no matter how good a man is, don't make him the center of your universe. We women still have to live our own lives."
"Freya, I know that Jefferson is good to me. You guys don't have to keep reminding me about it." Adrienne had always been a slow person. That day, she finally understood something, but she still couldn't understand what Freya was trying to tell her. "From now on, I will try to understand him more and look at things from his perspective."
What a coincidence!
It was such a concidence!
Jefferson was looking at her again.
If it was in the past, she would definitely think that it was just a coincidence. Yet that day, she finally understood something. It wasn't a coincidence at all. It was because he really cared about her.
On the stage, he sang, "And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while, 'cause girl, you're amazing, just the way you are..."
At this moment, Adrienne no longer thought that she was alone in this world. She had friends who she grew up with, and she also had him, Jefferson.
It didn't matter much when she didn't understand certain things, but her heart immediately melted once she did. Adrienne watched Jefferson and chuckled, then tears rolled down from her eyes uncontrollably.
However, Adrienne really didn't want everyone to see her in that state. She slapped the table and shouted, "What are you guys doing? We should have fun tonight. Tommy, Bruce, weren't you guys whining about how you were craving for alcohol? Don't you guys even think of going home tonight if you're not drunk!"
"Adrienne, are you sure you want to drink?" Even though the question was directed to Adrienne, their gazes fell upon Jefferson, who was singing on the stage. Ever since the last time Adrienne got drunk and slept with Jefferson by accident, she no longer dared to drink. But this time, she was the one who asked them to drink. Of course, they had to see if Jefferson agreed to it.
Since Adrienne wasn't listening anymore, Jefferson stopped singing. With the microphone in his hand, he ordered, "Tommy, ask the waiter to take out the wine I brought over the last time. Let's all drink to our hearts' content tonight."
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