Chapter 98
Seeing Julie’s embarrassment, Lucian gently and good–naturedly showed the other man in the arm and said, “That’s quite enough, Les. Stop scaring her.”
Lester posted, but he relented and smiled at Julie as he introduced himself, “Hello, my name is Lester Kurtz, I’m a friend of Lucian’s ”
He extended his hand toward her for a handshake.
Dat of politeness, she reached out to shake his hand, then replied with a smile, “Hello, Mr. Kurtz.”
This was how she usually politely addressed people, but it was the first time someone had referred to Lester that way and he clearly seemed a bit unconfortable.
Scratching his head, he smiled wryly and said, “Please don’t call me that. It makes me feel a little old.”
Julle stood there awkwardly, unsure how to respond.
Before she could say anything, Lester continued, “How about you just call me by my name? The others all call me Les.”
Julie similed slightly after hearing this, but still said nothing.
Just then, someone at the poker table yelled for Lucian to join them in playing cards.
Lucian glanced at Julie before rejecting the invitation without hesitation, indicating that he wished to accompany her.
However, this move caused the other men to jeer, which made Julie blush red.
Lucian understood that she was easily embarrassed, so he said softly, “Go sit on the couch for a while. I’ll join Hal and the rest for a couple of games.”
Julie nodded and replied gently, “Alright Go ahead.”
Lucian turned to look at Lester. “Help me look after her.”
Lester smiled, waving a dismissive hand. “Got it, got it. I’ll definitely take good care of your sweetheart, Luce, so hurry on over there.”
When Julie heard how Lester referred to her, an awkward smile appeared on her face. She silently walked over to the couch.
Seeing this, Lester hurried after her and asked curiously, “When did you get together with Luce, miss?
Julle gestured frantically, knowing that Lester had misunderstood the relationship between her and Lucian. “We’re not. You’ve misunderstood! W–We’re not together.” Lester was stunned for a moment before he muttered quietly, “It’s been so long and he has yet to successfully court her. I didn’t think I’d see the day Luce ended up in such a
siliation.
julle heard him muttering to himself, but she could not make out what he was saying.
“What did you say?” she asked curiously.
Lester chuckled nervously, “N–Nothing! Do you play any games, miss? How about we play a few?”
Julie shook her head. “Uh, how about you call me by name?
Lester agreed easily. “Alright. I’ll call you jules then ”
Jules felt quite unused to Lester’s enthusiasm, and she found herself at a bit of a loss.
She subconsciously looked in Lucian’s direction. Lucian was seated at a poker table, holding his cards loosely in his right hand. There was a lazy expression on his face.
He looked up when he noticed Julie’s gaze on him.
Their eyes met. Feeling embarrassed all of a sudden, julle forced a smile on her face.
Lucian smiled back at her before yelling at Lester, “Get her something to eat, Les”
“I know!” Lester shouted back immediately. “Don’t worry, Luce! I’ll take good care of your sweetheart!”
His words caused the mood in the entire room to lighten up.
Just then, Hal, who was seated at the poker table, could not resist smiling and saying jokingly, “Tsk, tsk. Who would have thought that even you would end up in this sibution one day, Luce!!
There was a surprised, teasing tone to his voice, as if he had never seen this side of Lucian before.
Lucian arched an eyebrow at him. “What? Don’t tell me you no longer care about Les?
Ital choked on his spit. “That’s impossible!”
“Why would I need him to look after me?” Lester asked disdainfully. “It’s not like I’m a child.”
As he spoke, he took out his phone and scanned the QR code placed on the coffee table. Once the order men loaded, he held his phone out to Julie.
“Takra look and see what you’d like to eat, Jules,” he said. “Order whatever you like. These guys are loaded.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, someone called out, “Get your pal Hal here a serving of oysters, Les!”
