Michael’s indifferent gaze swept across Monty, and the latter felt like he had fallen in an ice chamber that had not melted in thousands of years. The coldness chilled him to his bones.
“I… I was just kidding.”
Man! What was with his big brother that night?
When he heard that their second brother would bring his ‘loved one’ with him, he had broken a wine glass into half. When he joked that their second brother had taken his woman, he looked like he would murder someone. Did Second Brother really… took his woman?
Was it possible that his second brother’s girlfriend had once belonged to their big brother? Monty rubbed his nose. He did not even dare to think, let alone ask about it.
He could only quietly shift his position, picked up the air-conditioner remote on the table, and quietly adjusted the temperature in the room to raise it by a couple of degrees. Did they want to freeze them to death with the air conditioner?
When the clock struck ten, they heard footsteps from outside the room. Their private room was on the east side of the floor, and it was the only one there. People generally did not go that way, save for members of their own, and the waiters.
They could hear another set of footsteps from outside the door. It was obvious they belonged to Henry and his girlfriend.
Monty was nervous, but he did not know why he felt that way. He just felt tense. He felt as if something terrible would happen soon!
Outside the door, the waiter respectfully welcomed Henry and Elena. Ever since those VIPS had frequented their club, it was the first time someone had brought a woman. The servers were very curious about Elena. Despite their nosiness, no one dared to ask too much about anything that involved those VIPs.
As they walked up to the door, the waiter bowed and respectfully said, “Second Young Master Sharp, Miss, please come this way!”
Elena’s hands trembled as they held onto Henry’s arm. Henry reached out and patted her gently on the back of her hand, and then looked at her uneasy face. If she could not do it, then he would not bring her into the room.
Elena looked up to meet his gaze and nodded. It was a bit too late to back out when they were already there. Since she wanted to sever ties with Michael, it was the best way to do it.
Eldest Young Master Williams should know of her relationship with Henry. Maybe then he would not come for her again in the future. The probability that he would do something terrible to her would be lessened.
“Okay, then let’s go in,” Henry said softly.
Elena took a deep breath and nodded. After the waiter pushed the door open, she clenched her fists and walked into the room with him.
Inside the room, Monty’s mood had tensed as the couple stepped in. He was worried that he had guessed correctly, and Henry would arrive with his big brother’s ex-fiancée.
When he finally laid eyes on Elena’s near-flawless face, he immediately sighed in relief. Thankfully, it was not their big brother’s ugly fiancée! Thank goodness! However, the girl looked quite familiar…
Johnny groaned before he took a bottle of wine and drank from it. Even though his fourth brother generally liked alcohol, he did not usually drink directly from the bottle.
There was no expression on Michael’s face, Monty could feel his unbearable coldness once Henry and his girlfriend stepped into the room. He could have only maintained his usual coldness, but why did he have to be so vicious?
Monty felt a little awkward, so the only thing he could do was invite Henry’s young girlfriend to join them. “Come in, sit down! Have a drink.”
Anyone who passed through that doorway was a guest, and Henry was the first person amongst them to bring a girl with him. The other guys were so cold and indifferent that it seemed like they did not care about scaring her.
Still, the girl seemed so familiar each time he looked at her. However, her beauty was so stunning that Monty had probably not seen her before that night.
“Aren’t you going to introduce her?” Monty looked at Henry and mustered a smile that he thought was very relaxed.
Henry directed Elena to a sofa and gently squeezed her hand in silence before he introduced her. “She’s my girlfriend, Elena.”
That same Garcia surname again. How could Big Brother’s and Second Brother’s girls have the same surname?
Wait, Elena?
Monty did not usually pay much attention to women, but that name… That name!
Monty stood up abruptly. He gazed at Elena—who sat not too far away—and pointed at her with a trembling finger. “Elena, Garcia family’s… Third Young Miss… Big Brother… Big Brother’s…”
He said nothing more after that, but how could anyone not know what had happened?
Exactly! How could anyone not know? How could any of them be oblivious to the fact that Elena was their big brother’s one-time fiancée?
Even though Big Brother did not want her, she was still his woman! She was… She had already belonged to Big Brother! What did Henry do? Why did he want Big Brother’s woman as his girlfriend? What had happened?
Elena shook his hand, and after a moment of tension, he tried his best to calm down. She looked up to meet Monty’s gaze, and compared to the man’s shock and awe, she seemed more natural and unrestrained.
“Yes, I am the Garcia family’s Third Young Miss. I’m Elena. You must be Third Young Master Harris? Nice to meet you!”
“Err, nice to meet you…” That girl was not repulsive at all.
Monty finally realized why he thought she was familiar, even though he did not remember who she was. The reason was that she looked completely different from the first time he had seen her. She had a face full of freckles, and she even looked dirty.
However, her petite face had appeared clean, fresh, delicate, and beautiful when she did not have any makeup on. Even though she was pale, it did not restrain her beauty. It added a sense of fragility to her, and men would not be able to resist the urge to keep her protected.
She was beautiful—very, very beautiful.
Regardless of how attractive she was, she was nothing more than another woman. Why would Henry want Big Brother’s leftovers? Monty’s was utterly dumbstruck. Was that not a big slap to Big Brother’s ego?
Elena sat next to Henry and had no idea what was in everyone’s mind. Despite that, she had chosen that path, and she could no longer turn back. She would have to face it sooner or later.
Henry’s eyes fell onto Michael and sparkled brightly. “Big Brother, how are you doing?”
“Rather good.” Michael put down the empty glass, picked up the wine bottle next to it, then raised it.
Henry took it from him and gave him a toast before he downed the entire bottle. Elena looked at him. He had just drunk a bottle of red wine, but his face was not at all red. After all, he enjoyed a drink on his own.
Henry set the empty bottle down before he looked at Michael again. “Thank you!”
Johnny then handed him another bottle, which Henry took yet again.
Elena felt a little uneasy and tugged on Henry’s sleeve gently.
Michael could see each of those tiny movements. His indifferent eyes hid a shadow that caused everyone to avert his gaze. Suddenly, he smiled and asked, “Second Brother, how does it feel to use a woman that I have used before?”