The man sitting beside him, Jayden, said jokingly. Out of the four guys in the room, if there is anyone that can handle Raymond, that would be Jayden.
He has always been the one to caution Raymond anytime he goes berserk on anyone. Due to his family running an underground business which involved the underworld (Mafia), he isn’t scared of anything. Who has he not faced in his world? Even the Don who is as scary as a ghost can’t scare him.
Seeing Jayden lighten the cold atmosphere with his joke, Nicholas also interferes. “That’s right big brother, why did you call us out to drink with you?” Nicolas has always seen Raymond as his big brother.
Since he is the last child of his parents, he is always acting spoiled. He is also the youngest among the four people sitting in this room.
Saying this, Nicholas was praying in his mind for king Yama not to spark, but seeing his mafia friend speaking up first, it was like he found his lost forgotten courage.
Still not replying to any of them, Raymond continued drinking. “Hey, when you know you don’t want to share your problem with us, why did you call us out to meet up and drink with you.”
“Just shut up,” Raymond roared as he looked at Jayden and Nicolas who spoke just now. Seeing his friend trying to cheer him up, he was happy that some people cared for him. But right now, he doesn’t need their care, he just wants a partner to drink with in silence.
Since they were all friends since childhood, they knew when each other was in a bad mood. They know when to retreat. Hearing Raymond shutting them up, Nicolas was the first to cower.
Jayden swallowed all that he wanted to say. Looking at how his friend’s face was not smiling at all, he signalled the remaining two. Knowing what he meant by that sign, Dylan sighed.
As the three were debating through signals in silence, they heard Raymond say, “I received a message today. Ashley will be back in the country next week.”
“Clang the sound of a wine glass could be heard making contact with the well covered floor, even though the rug is thick, the wine glass is still shattered into pieces.
Who doesn’t know that no one is allowed to say this name in front of Raymond. Since when Raymond and Ashley broke up last five years, this name has always been a name not to be mentioned. It was like it had become a taboo.
Even though their relationship is not known to the public, the people around them who are acquaintances or relatives know about their relationship.
Their relationship was so enviable that no one would believe they would break up.
They were so in love that year that no third party could separate them.
Even after their break up, his friends and family, especially his grandfather, have tried to set him up with girls from a well to do family, but Raymond keeps on rejecting them all. They all thought he couldn’t get over the heartbreak of Ashley leaving him. They all felt sorry for him.
Hearing this name from Raymond mouth, the name he had not mentioned since five years ago, his friends were speechless. Nicholas’ expression was the most exaggerated. The wine glass that fell down earlier fell from his hand.
He stood up as he faced Raymond, even though he is scared of Raymond when it comes to exchanging words, but this time, he didn’t care about the consequences, he can’t believe that the person he sees as a mini god is sad due to a shameless woman.
“Raymond, don’t tell me it’s because of that materialistic woman that you were so moody since morning. You called us out to drink just because of a woman that would do anything for fame?”
Nicholas asked, seething in anger. He was so angry that if Ashley was in front of him, he wouldn’t mind tearing her apart without even thinking about her being a public figure.
Who does not know that out of the top four most eligible bachelors sitting in this private club room, the hot-tempered one is always Nicolas. He does not care about the consequences of scolding someone, he just has to say his mind.
When they break up, even though Raymond doesn’t tell his family the reason they broke up, he tells his friends about what happened between them. And after knowing about the reason for the break up, they always feel sorry for their friend.
Seeing the almighty Raymond he worshipped as an idol, drinking himself to stupor because of a woman that doesn’t worth it, Nicholas felt wrong.
Even if people can’t tell what Raymond went through when he broke up with his first love, his three best friends knew about it. They knew about how the young man who just took over the “world glow enterprise” was lifeless as at that time.
It was even worse to the extent of him almost losing the position he just secured after many years of hard work. If not for their support then, he wouldn’t have continued being the almighty CEO he is now.
Dylan, who has not said anything since they were here, also speaks up. “Raymond, I thought you’ve gotten over this girl, why are you being so childish now, or have you forgotten what you go through because of this girl.”
Dylan said to Raymond. He is the most gentle and calm among the four of them. He does not speak when he is not needed, but seeing his friend in a bad mood, he feels wrong. How can he allow someone who is not worth it to be able to influence his friend’s mood?
After listening to all that his friends have said, Raymond speaks up, “it’s not that I haven’t gotten over her yet, it’s just that I want to make her regret leaving me back then. I want her to know what she lost back then, but I don’t know where to start from.”
“If that’s the reason you are so moody, and it’s true you have gotten over her, why are you drinking yourself into a stupor here?”