Vrie opened the door and stepped out.


    After she left, Brandon pulled out his phone and dialed Yale. "Got time for a drink tonight?"


    "Sure. Butst I checked, Vrie keeps a tight leash on you. You sure you can go drinking?" Yale asked.


    Hearing the teasing in Yale''s voice, Brandon lowered his gaze. "She doesn''t care what I do anymore."


    She didn''t even want him now, so why would she care if he went out drinking?


    "Alright then. I''ll call Nn and Jayden. You and Jayden need to settle your beef anyway. You two fighting online all the time is just making peopleugh at you," Yale grunted.


    Brandon frowned. "If you invite him, I''m not going. I don''t want to see him."


    If Jayden showed up, the first thing he''d do was try to convince him to see Michelle. And right now, just hearing her name annoyed him.


    If it weren''t for Michelle, things wouldn''t have spiraled so far between him and


    Vrie.


    "Fine, fine. I won''t call him. See you at the usual ce," Yale said.


    "Yeah," Brandon hummed.


    He hung up and drove straight to the bar.


    Not long after, Nn and Yale arrived.


    Seeing that Brandon had ordered several bottles of hard liquor, Yale raised an eyebrow and took a seat across from him. "Brandon, what''s really going on between you and Jayden? heard Michelle gothur saving you, and you haven''t even visited her once?"


    Brandon downed his drink in one gulp. "No, I haven''t."


    "That''s kind of harsh, don''t you think? Even if you don''t like her, she''s still been our


    friend for years," Yale pointed out.


    "When I brought Vrie to meet you


    guys, you saw how Michelle and


    Jayden kept making digs at her. I made it clear that I don''t want to attend any gathering where Michelle is present. But Jayden keeps tricking me into showing up anyway," Brandon exined.


    "Besides, every time Michelle is there, Vrie just happens to find out and show up too. You really think that''s a coincidence?" he asked.


    It was obvious. Either Jayden or Michelle had been feeding Vrie information.


    Yale sighed. "Man, I don''t get your whole tangled mess. You and Vrie should be together, and Jayden should just date Michelle. Wouldn''t that be easier than all this drama?"


    "Vrie said she''ll forgive me if I stay away from Michelle for a month. So no matter what Jayden or Michelle try, I''m not seeing her," Brandon said.


    It was cruel to Michelle, but if Yale had to choose between his girlfriend and his friend, he knew which one he''d pick too.


    "I get it." Yale nodded. "I''ll try talking to Jayden. When ites to Michelle, though... that''s out of my hands."


    The only reason they had ever gotten close to Michelle in the first ce was that she and Jayden had grown up together. She''d always been part of their group.


    But if they were talking about real friendships, her strongest connection was still with Jayden.


    To be honest, Yale had always felt that Michelle was a little maniptive.


    She knew damn well that Jayden liked her but still yed innocent and used him to get closer to Brandon. And now she''d sessfully driven a wedge between Brandon and Vrie.


    "Don''t worry about it," Brandon said, swirling his drink. "I don''t care what they do."