out of sorts. He barely spoke throughout the evening, possibly still shak

ing playfully, "Roderick, where's t

table, and slowly pulled a jewelry box out of his pocket. When he opene

e, admiring it from every angle, then handed it to

derick fastened the ne

oment, I couldn't resist clap

learly flustered. "

est, leaned over and planted

roze like

y sat back in her seat whil

nd took a long sip. She stared at the necklace and r

sister beamed and asked, "Really?

yne must've seen me wea

e forced an uneasy smile and muttered, "At work, I

yllable bitten off sharply. Charlee smiled f

erved, a waiter brought over

ed. "We didn't

tely. "These are compl

window, dressed in crisp white casual wear, holding a glass of wine. T

Andres raised his glass a

he was toasting. Rod

ned instantly. "Take

ed, unsure whether

lass in hand, and stopped at our table. "Hap

o was Andres t

, her face tinged with embarrassment. "Roderick," s

"The Wolf" wer

arly hit

at Andres, his

, the corners of his mouth, and even

a seasoned salesman, wouldn't notice. He slammed his ha

the restroom. After ruining the birthday dinner, Andres polit

my new job. "Everything's going fine," I replied,

nning to start his own business now. Just focus

ing to study abroad, Roderick spent so much time helping me

of his colleagues. Roderick just... handed it