tairs, Miss Watson stormed over, shouting that you were going to ruin me and

g beneath the surface. Every face reflected a storm

ad always put his wife first, but not one of them had forgotten that vicious, public fight

uld tell what Caiden

man stood right before him.

that could only mean he was still hung up on his wi

ne laced with a careless humor. "She's still young, just running her mouth. Iris, you're a

retched even wid

p on it-Caiden to

her ruin the evening. Come on, join us.

y offering an apology to his wife. The air was thick wit

he sofa. "Of course, let

uld manage whatev

little wilder? Caiden, I can't imagine you inviting

there was a man who w

mian was convinced that Caiden's inv

pology, especially when he was making Iris stay and w

ted circle, decided that now was his chan

'The Yes Game.' It's easy. Whoever's in the hot seat can only answer with 'yes.' I

, clearly looking for app

indifference. With a lazy stretch

dy to play? I heard you married Caiden b

ut a laugh, covering her mouth, while several ot

ready to step in, but not knowing Caiden

Iris stayed perf

g to Caiden, even showing up when he goes out drinking, terrified he might walk out o

es

amily's fortune was torn apart by greedy relatives, leavin

t, face flushed with anger, but Iris

half sneering, half curious. Iris

p, seethed in silence. What kind of twisted game

sat there, cool and unreadable. The shadows in the room seemed to swall

t. What good was a husband who l

lf, turned to Caiden. "Your wife s

ash from his trousers, sho

the room. Whatever laughter she had left her in a heartbeat,

ley, you lost twenty million at a casino last year, then quietl

from Damian'

' If you can't, you should drink three glasse

refusing would only push him further to the sideline

her to get rid of it and blocked her after the procedure. She blew the w

nse!" Damian sprang up

through the tension.

tood rigid as his face went fr

elp. He's a gay, and you did what you had to do. That's how you land

ke out acros

t understand how she uncovered these secrets. R

ryone froze. The next instant, Caiden kicked the coffee table out of the way, se

the room wa

a. He sneered, "Did I admit you were my friend? You sure know how to flatter yourself. Pu

ched across his face. Maverick gave a small nod, and

of Caiden's inner circle was gone for good. The Stan

bled, "Unbelievable! Sometimes, he drives you crazy, but then, he turns

lled the time Caiden had handled four men with

a shrank back into a corner, clearly rattled by C

nd said, "Let's keep going. I'll take this round." His g

y cocktails, and reached for a simple white glass. One sip told h

ed the glass, her posture straight and dignified

spoke up. "You begged me

w jaws dropped, and Melody got so exci

out a low l

gging out the marriage because you still wa

om his fortune. Now she wanted everyone to hear the truth straight from Caiden's lips. Even if it was only part of t

enigmatic as he tipped his

e floor as irritation flashed across her face. In her eyes, Iris

elivered her third question. "