Vincent took a look at Julian and his eyes narrowed sharply. With a slight movement of his eyes, he turned his head to Arthur and said, “How about sitting with them?”
“Okay! You know I just love to join in the fun!”
With that, the two walked over. It just so happened that Julian and Renee hadn’t ordered yet. Julian stood up and smiled, “Vincent, long time no see!”
“Julian, you’re always everywhere!” Vincent’s words seemed to imply something else.
“Vincent, you’re so funny. I’m not air. How can I be everywhere?” Julian laughed softly and lightly again.
Leila was slightly surprised. Why did she always feel as if there was some hidden battle between Julian and Vincent? She looked at the two suspiciously and still felt that their relationship was tense.
Leila introduced Renee to Arthur. Seeing him with Vincent and having a pair of attractive eyes, Renee naturally didn’t have a good impression of him. She raised her chin and gave a soft hum, “Hmm! You look very white!”
Arthur frowned and blinked his long eyelashes. There was an indescribable meaning in his eyes, “Why does it feel like Miss Byrne is hostile to me? Have I offended you?”
His eyes were so sharp. Renee was stunned and glanced at him contemptuously, “I just have a problem with flirt’s friends. That’s all.”
“Flirt? Who’s that?” Arthur smiled. His pair of clear, charming eyes became even more slender. Frowning, he followed Renee’s piercing gaze to Vincent and suddenly laughed out loud. “Hahahaha … hmmm. That title is so apt and suits Vincent so well!”
Renee was slightly stunned. She hadn’t expected Arthur to say that, “You agree with me?”
“I deeply agree with you!” Arthur nodded as if he and Renee had found a consensus.
“Well, just for that, daring to speak the truth outright, means you’re not a bad person!” Renee finally got a smile on her face and chatted with Arthur with great enthusiasm. “You don’t go along with him in his evil deeds or influence by him!”
Leila was a little embarrassed, and Vincent even gave a stern glance at Arthur. Of course, he knew Renee seemed a little contemptuous of him, but he didn’t even know how he’d offended her.
“Is Callum not here?” Leila spoke up and asked Renee.
“Don’t mention that beast to me!” Renee seemed angry at the mention of Callum.
“What’s wrong? Did he offend you?”
“Don’t mention him again! Understand?” Renee said again. “And I will never mention that beast in my life’s dictionary again!”
“Okay!” Although he didn’t know what had happened, it looked like Callum had offended Renee.
“Leila, when are you going to work? I’m bored to death while you’re away. You come to work soon!”
“I’ll go tomorrow!” Leila had already planned to go and quit her job tomorrow, then study hard and wait to get into the police department. She wanted to be qualified and have the status to investigate what happened back then.
“That’s great!” Renee immediately perked up. “We can go shopping together!”
Seeing how excited she was, Leila didn’t even dare to say anything. She really didn’t want to spoil the fun by saying she was going to quit tomorrow.
Vincent pulled Leila’s small hand beside him, held it in his, and then said to Arthur, “Order what you want to eat yourself!”
Julian looked over at Vincent’s large hand that was holding Leila’s small one. Even when he sat down, Vincent was still holding Leila’s hand dominantly. They looked so close.
Julian’s eyes flashed with a touch of sadness. He was a little annoyed and looked at Leila with a touch of jealousy and coldness. And all of this was seen by Vincent, who was apparently laughing and talking. His dark eyes narrowed like a hawk, emitting a frightening aura.
Leila tried to pull her hand back, but Vincent leaned over and whispered, “I like holding your hand!”
Leila’s face flushed red and she ducked her head in shyness.
Watching this, Julian was even more annoyed. A powerful surge of jealousy washed over him. “Vincent, you and Leila have such an enviable relationship!”
“So Julian, you should hurry up and find a woman to fall in love with too!” Vincent’s low voice rang out. His eyes were even more inscrutable as he looked at Julian, “Well, by the way, Miss Byrne, do you have a boyfriend?”
Renee didn’t expect Vincent to take the initiative to speak to her. She immediately said in a cold voice, “What for?”
“Julian’s nice. How about you guys try?”
“Ah…” Renee screamed.
Julian’s face was even grimmer.
Arthur was confused.
Leila’s grip on Vincent’s hand tightened. What was he doing? Even if he was going to introduce Renee to a boyfriend, he couldn’t say that!
“Vincent, I’ve found out that you’re not just a flirt, but also a bitch!” Renee said bluntly, “Thank you. I don’t need you to worry about my life. Julian and I are good friends and we’ll never be a couple! Isn’t that right, Julian?”
“Vincent, you really do care about me. I’m really flattered. But Vincent, you know, I already have someone in my heart, and I will be faithful to my lover until the end of my life, so naturally, I will not be with anyone else!” Julian’s gentle voice was not soft but contained a powerful force that made Leila feel something was wrong.
Because, when he said lover, he kept looking steadfastly at Vincent. And his look was so firm that it seemed strange.
“Vincent, do you know who Julian’s lover is? Julian, you’re great. How come you didn’t say anything about her? Your dad should be relieved now!” Renee laughed. “Then I can tell your dad you have a lover, so he won’t be so eager to find you a girlfriend!”
Hearing what she said, Vincent’s face darkened a little.
“Of course Vincent knows who it is!” Julian’s warm voice had a faint sadness in it, and it seemed that even his words were drenched with the coldness that made people feel inexplicably sad.
“Vincent, you know?” Arthur laughed happily. His eyes twinkled with laughter, “Is she pretty?”
“Order!” Vincent’s voice suddenly turned a little colder. His dark eyes also became sharper, as if he didn’t want to bring it up. “It’s time to eat!”
Leila glanced suspiciously at Vincent and then back to Julian. Her eyes fell on his shirt, and suddenly, she was startled. Vincent clearly felt her hand jerk.
“What’s wrong?” Vincent asked, looking down at her.
“No, nothing!” Leila’s eyes were a little flustered like she was attempting to cover something up.
She saw the button on Julian’s shirt. The button she had picked up that night turned out to be exactly the same as the ones on Julian.
But there were more buttons that were the same. She didn’t see any buttons missing from Julian’s shirt.
“What are you thinking?” Vincent’s low voice sounded in her ear. Fiery breath scurried into her ears and Leila jerked again. Her small hands were instantly cold. Because she thought of the button, of the man who had kidnapped her, of the phone call that night.
She couldn’t help but look at Julian again. It couldn’t be Julian, right? She must be thinking too much! Leila decided to stay calm and collected for now.
Leila shook her head at Vincent. Maybe she was overthinking it, “It’s okay. I’ll tell you when we get home!”
The two of them talked in low voices, which immediately drew the displeasure of Arthur and Renee. They complained almost simultaneously.
“Hey! You guys can’t do that. Even if you want to show your love, you can’t do it in front of us! We’re all alone!”
“No making out excessively in front of us!”
After yelling, Arthur and Renee looked at each other and laughed.
The slightly taciturn feeling made both of them feel funny at the same time.
Renee slapped Arthur on the shoulder. “Arthur, I found out we share something in common!”
“You mean we both like pranks?” Arthur raised his eyebrows.
“I find you’re on a high level!” Even though he was Vincent’s friend, Renee was honest and didn’t mince words in complimenting Arthur. “Are there many women who like men like you?”
And Arthur’s reply was, “Actually, there should be many men who like me too.”
“You sound heck.” Renee scorned, “It’s better to be modest.”
“I just stated a fact.” Arthur said.
“How do you know that men like you? Could it be that you are that kind of person?” Renee started to gossip again, “Or are you saying that you have been used as prey by many men? Been fucked in the ass?”
With a poof, the water Leila just drank just spurted out. “Ahem ahem …”
“Be careful!” Vincent immediately took a tissue to wipe the corner of her lips.
Renee blinked.
Arthur also choked a bit on such sudden words from Renee.
And Julian’s face was simply darker than the cloudy sky.
“Renee, I’ve discovered that you have a knack for making people choke. But you’re right, I’m one of those guys that love both men and women. As for fucking asses? Only if I fucked someone else.” Arthur’s tone was playful.
“Ah…” Renee was shocked by him on the spot. “Really? What’s it like?”
Julian’s face darkened even more.
Vincent, on the other hand, pursed his lips and smiled. He looked down and gently straightened Leila’s clothes. She had just sprayed water all over her clothes. “Renee, Arthur is teasing you!”
Arthur let out a loud laugh, “Hahahaha … You got bluffed, didn’t you?”
“You fooled me, huh?” Renee was dismayed. “What a bummer! I thought you were really having a special experience!”
“Uh-huh! Otherwise, you think I’m really that kind of person?” Arthur frowned and glanced at Julian again. “Hey, Julian, why aren’t you even talking?”
Julian pouted and spoke, “Is that kind of person pathetic?”
“Isn’t it pathetic?” Renee asked.
“Not necessarily. Respect human rights. It’s their right!” Arthur voiced his opinion and turned his head to look at Vincent again. “Isn’t that right, Vincent?”
“If you get stuck with someone like that, I hope you’ll still be able to say something like that with ease!” Vincent said something unintelligible to him.
“Did you get stuck with someone like that?” Arthur raised an eyebrow.
Vincent gave him a cold stare, “I’m not interested in fucking asses!”
The seriousness of his tone caused Leila’s face to flush. What the hell was he talking about?
But Renee suddenly exclaimed, “It’s not just for gay! You can do it between couples too!”
“Shit! Hahahahaha … Renee, you’re so cute!” Arthur let out a loud laugh.
“Not really!” Renee winked.
“You guys are hateful!” Leila blushed.
“Leila’s shy!”