Bet turned his head slightly, his eyes meeting hers. He reached out and ruffled her hair, then picked up the ss of wine in front of her and downed it in one go.


    "Ynda''s not a big drinker. I''ll take this one for her."


    "Bet, you''re no fun," Thomasined, disappointed he didn''t get to see a show.


    "I''m not in the habit of putting on a show for others," Bet stated coolly, setting the ss down.


    The game continued. It was Queena''s turn, who was sitting to Thomas'' left. She reached out and spun the bottle. With her weak spin, it only went around twice before stopping, the mouth pointing at Thomas.


    Thomas raised an eyebrow at Queena. “Dare,” he said.


    Queena looked uneasy. She nced at Oscar before timidly suggesting, "Mr. Taylor, choose ady present and give her a passionate kiss for three minutes?"


    As soon as she said it, nearly everyone''s eyes turned to Yvonne. Even Bet lifted his gaze and gave Yvonne a fleeting look.


    Yvonne, however, kept her head down, chewing on her skewer as if it had nothing to do with her.


    Thomas'' gaze lingered on her for a moment, a hint of resignation in his eyes. Then, he too picked up his ss and drank it all.


    "You''re no fun either. I never realized you were such a coward," Oscarmented, his eyes sweeping past Yvonne beforending on Thomas with a teasing glint.


    Thomas shrugged nomittally.


    Next to Queena was Oscar. He spun the bottle, and itnded on Bet.


    Bet nced impassively at the bottle pointing at him. “Truth,” he said.


    Oscar, seated across from Ynda, looked at her for a moment before asking Bet, "Is there anyone here you''d want to marry and spend the rest of your life with?"


    Bet pondered for a moment before answering with a single word. "Yes."


    Oscar smiled at the response, raising his ss to toast Bet and Ynda. "Looks like we''ll be hearing wedding bells soon."


    Ynda''s cheeks were crimson. She took a sip of her wine, but she couldn''t hide the joyful curve of her lips.


    Yvonne finally finished her skewer. As she looked up, her eyes met Bet''s. He held her gaze for a beat before looking away.


    After Oscar, it was Ynda''s turn. She reached out, her nails studded with sparkling little diamonds she spun the bottle, and after a few rotations, it pointed to Thomas again.


    “Is there anyone here that you, Thomas, would want to marry and spend the rest of


    your life with?" Ynda asked, winking yfully at him.


    "Yes," Thomas replied, his eyes fixed on Yvonne with a gentle smile.


    Yvonne, of course, did not respond


    .n


    to him. She pulled a few tissues from the box to wipe her lips, then


    turned to Thommas


    full


    guys enjoy the rest."


    "You barely ate anything. The grilled fish is delicious, caught fresh from the sea today thomas said, looking at her te where the fish and shrimp remained untouched.


    Yvonne said, "I''m allergic to seafood."


    "Is it serious?" Thomas asked, surprised.


    "Yes, very," Yvonne confirmed.


    "Then I''ll have the staff prepare something else for you," Thomas offered.


    Yvonne shook her head. "Don''t worry about it. I''m full."


    The others were nning to continue drinking and chatting. Yvonne said she was a


    bit tired and had a maid show her to her room.