Book 4: Chapter 11-Bitterness

Jade stared at her friend in surprise when she noticed that she was stunned. She turned to where her friend was looking. “Do you know him?”

Trisha blinked when she heard her friend’s question. She quickly cooled herself down and pretended not to see anything. She was annoyed with herself and her chest suddenly heaved. She didn’t know if it was due to shock or excitement.

“Are you okay?” Jade asked her friend again after without getting a response from her.

Trisha nodded to her friend before pouring the wine into the glass and drinking it straight away. She was sure she wasn’t the only one who missed it when she saw the man following her approach Cyril. She clenched her fist in anger. She did not think that her childhood friend would be her father’s ally.

Trisha couldn’t stop her hollow laugh as she played with the mouth of the glass with her finger. Later, a bitter smile formed on her lips. The young man endured her for several years because of his own stand in life. What he insiste