âWhat did you say? Be your handmaid, and call you âmasterâ?!â
When Phoebe heard Alexâs words, she was so annoyed that her nose was about to be bent out of
shape. âWhere did you get such confidence from? Donât you know who I am? If I dare to call you that,
do you dare to respond to it?â
Cheryl was also in a daze.
âThis was not the kind of joke that should be played! Asking the daughter of a magistrate in Michigan to
call you âmaster?â. If her father heard that, this little joke would become a big deal.â
Alex, however, was indifferent. âWhy wouldnât I? Even if you called me âdaddyâ, Iâd still dare to respond.â
âWhat? You want me to call you⦠Daddy?â
âOh, my daughter is so obedient!â Alex laughed.
Phoebe felt her anger reach its peak and explode. However, she had an injury on her foot. When she
stood up from the sofa, she bumped her wound and sat down immediately. Then, she said to Cheryl,
âCheryl, look at this, what kind of man have you found? No good qualities, no good character, and even
a big liar. How can this guy be worthy of you?â
Alex was feeling a little thirsty, and he picked up a random cup that seemed clean before filling it up
with water from the tap, then took a few sips from it.
Then, he said, âAre you saying you have a good attitude and character? If you did, you wouldnât have
stuck your foot out and tripped me! And you wouldnât have deliberately picked up the glass to splash
the drink all over me.â
Phoebe was surprised. âYou could tell?â
Alex snorted. âIâm not blind. The little tricks you used, I could see through it with just a glance.â
Cheryl, who sat next to him, didnât mind the fact that he drank directly out of her cup. In fact, she felt
how sweet it was. When she heard the conversation between the two, however, she became even
more surprised. Coupled with how the two seemed to be at odds as soon as they met at the
steakhouse, she was confident in one thing. âThe two of you have met each other before this, right?â
âI donât know her,â Alex said.
Phoebe also said, âI donât want to know him too! Cheryl, do you know who he is? Heâs the pervert who
tossed my shoe into the tree at Michigan State Hospital the other day!â
âHuh?â
Cheryl was stunned.
That day, she had cursed out the pervert that Phoebe had mentioned.
She didnât expect that the pervert turned out to be Alex.
Alex explained slowly and rationally, âSo, she has already been talking bad about me behind my back.
Then, did she tell you that I helped her save a person, and she called the police to arrest me, blaming
me because I was better than her! Also, her shoes were stuck in a manhole cover, and I kindly helped
take them out. But then, she accused me of stalking her and wanted to pick her up. Cheryl, youâre the
only one who can stand her narcissism and still befriend her! I can bet that she has no other friends
other than you. Even if she did, they probably arenât her real friends. Even that Colby fellow before this,
Iâm sure he just wanted to find a partner with a good background.â
Alexâs words pierced deep into Phoebeâs heart, and it hurt. Because everything he said had been the
truth. She had basically no friends, and Cheryl was the only one who treated her as a good friend from
her childhood.
She knew that her character had flaws, developed since she was a child. However, it couldnât be
changed, as if the arrogance was engraved into her bones.
Therefore, she cared more about her friend, Cheryl, and wanted to make sure that she didnât get
scammed by this Alex.
Her eyes were red rimmed as she said, âFine, Iâll make a bet with you. â
âWhich bet?â Alex said. âThe one where you have no friends or the one about being my maid?â
âMaid,â Phoebe replied.
Alex smiled, then nodded to Cheryl. âCheryl, you will time it then, ten minutes.â
Alex sat on the sofa beside Phoebe, grabbed her ankle, and dragged her over to place it on his own
lap. This rough gesture almost made Phoebeâs heart jump out violently.
Even at this age, she never had much close contact with the opposite sex before, and⦠Before this,
when she had been carried on his back, and he jabbed her, it made her grit her teeth in resentment,
wishing she could bite him!
âWait!â She suddenly realized something. âYou only mentioned the terms if you win, but what if you
lose?â
âYou can pick whatever you want.â
âFine,â Phoebe said. âIf you lose, then you have to admit that youâ re a liar, and stay away from Cheryl
in the future, and never play with her feelings again.â
When Cheryl heard this, she became a little nervous. No matter how much faith she had in Alex, it was
different with her feelings on the line.