Chapter 317 Suffering the Repercussion
South nodded at him in acknowledgment. Silas then glanced at his gang of friends and urged,
âPlease be friendlier to Camila!â Aleena responded instantly by shifting to one side to make space
for Camila. âCome sit here!â
After thanking her, Camila took the seat with some doubts in her mind, thinking that it was
abnormal for Aleena to behave so amiably toward her.
Silas only left after leaving some reminders to them.
Alex adopted a more serious attitude once he left. âI suppose he will be too occupied tonight to
have time for you, so the two of you can join us. Feel free to tell me anything you guys would like to
have and I will get the food here.â Swaying the wine glass in her hand, Aleena taunted, âDo you
even need to be so attentive while she might be even more familiar with this place than you?"
Alex retorted, âI'm just trying to be a gentleman.â
Aleena teased him, âFor other guys, that might be a very gentlemanly gesture but your current level
of attentiveness makes you seem like you are harboring some ulterior motive. You'd better be
careful or Silas might teach you a lesson!â Alex knitted his brows slightly and protested, âHey, watch
your words because we have a kid here with us! I donât have anything else in mind other than the
pure intention of taking care of Camila and his son. Whoever thinks otherwise will be deemed the
villain!â
While he was explaining himself, he turned to look at Camila, who was glancing at South's lips which
were shining with a layer of oil from the food he was wolfing up.â don't think there is any issue with
that at all!â she chuckled.
"Seems like you guys are trying to say that I'm a villain!â Aleena huffed.
Alex snorted, âWhat do you think? You should punish yourself by downing your glass!â Aleena
summoned a housekeeper over and took a glass of wine which she handed to Camila. âWell, let me
drink a round with you guys as my punishment!â
Camila had long been keeping her guard up after noticing Aleenaâs abnormal behavior. However,
since she was treating her in such a friendly manner, she had no reason to pull a long face at her
considering the occasion.
âYou really don't have to punish yourself and I don't need you to apologize to me either.â
Holding the glass of wine, Aleena stared at her and suggested, âCan I offer you a toast then?â
Deep down inside, Camila felt amused as she wondered whether Aleena was really this forgetful.
She was actually offering a toast to her despite the fact that they had just had a row with each other
several days ago. Something was definitely fishy! Moving her nose closer to the wine glass, she
managed to catch a whiff of a barely noticeable smell apart from the smell of wine, which was
similar to the one she caught in her wine glass during the cocktail party last time. For some reason,
she felt slightly pissed as she wondered if Aleena thought that she would be stupid enough to fall
for the same trick again. Prior to this, she would have just poured the wine down the drain or
pretended to spill it accidentally to avoid drinking it. Either way was fine. But this time, she felt the
need to teach Aleena a lesson and let her have a taste of her own medicine. Therefore, she turned
her body to another side and using her arm, she pushed the plate in front of her onto the floor. The
loud sound of the plate breaking into pieces caught everyone's attention. As Aleena saw the broken
ceramic pieces just next to her feet, she bent down to make sure she was not injured.
Feigning shock, Camila quickly put the wine glass down and bent down looking like she intended to
clean up the mess. Alex frantically stopped her from doing so. âDon't touch it because you might
get a cut! I'l get someone here to clean it.â
He then summoned two housekeepers over who settled the mess within several minutes.
The night went on and Camila successfully swapped her glass with Aleenaâs during the mess
However, she didn't try to egg her on to drink it because she wanted to give her another chance. As
long as Aleena didn't try to sabotage her, she wouldn't suffer the backlash herself.
To her disappointment, Aleena was so keen to see her embarrass herself that she once again lifted
her wine glass not too long after that. âCome on, let's finally have this drink!â Camila was amused by
her eagerness deep down inside. âYou're right. You weren't injured by the shards, are you?â âNope.â
With that, Aleena tipped her glass of wine slightly in her direction before downing its content