Chapter

Lavonne exploded in anger, “Johnathan, you deliberately played tricks on Ralda, didn’t you?”

Johnathan innocently shrugged. “The bottle accidentally turned towards her; I couldn’t control it. If it had turned towards you, wouldn’t you also propose such a punishment? What does it mean to ‘tease’ her?”

“You…” Lavonne was furious, saying that this didn’t count. But nobody listened to her.

Everyone was looking at me, waiting for me to choose someone of the opposite sex to come forward and kiss. The more such punishments were given, the more they seemed to enjoy it. I glanced at Reynaldo quietly.

The man lazily smoked his cigarette the entire time, his faint expression resembling that of an outsider. Perhaps, no matter which opposite sex I chose to kiss, he wouldn’t have any reaction. Thinking of this, I felt uncomfortable in my heart again. Although I repeatedly told myself not to care about that man anymore, many times my heart couldn’t help it.

Kimberly suddenly smiled at me and said, “Ms. Duffy, look at all these handsome guys here. Which one do you want to kiss?”

“Of course, you, next to me,” Lavonne chuckled immediately.

Kimberly’s facial expression visibly changed. I quickly pulled Lavonne’s arm.

Lavonne laughed and said, “Just kidding, but our Ralda and Mr. Humphrey were already married before, and they didn’t even know how many times they had kissed. So, kissing one more time now shouldn’t be a big deal. Moreover, this is just a game, and if our friend Ralda really chose Mr. Humphrey, I believe you wouldn’t mind, right?”

I knew that Lavonne was intentionally provoking Kimberly. But Reynaldo cherished Kimberly; there was no guarantee that Reynaldo wouldn’t target Lavonne for Kimberly. I was about to tell Kimberly that I wouldn’t choose to kiss Reynaldo.

To my surprise, Kimberly suddenly felt a discomfort in her chest. Reynaldo immediately supported her and anxiously asked her what was wrong. That was the first time I saw such an anxious expression on that man’s face. It is believed that he truly cared about Kimberly.

Kimberly held her chest and said to him in discomfort, "I… I’m fine. You can continue playing games with them. I think Ms. Duffy will choose to kiss you. Don’t spoil everyone’s fun. I… I’ll just rest on the side.”

Lavonne leaned in close to my ear and disdainfully said, “She was clearly pretending!”

I smiled faintly, but deep down inside, I felt sad.