Chapter 264 - Friends?!

Wren slightly held his breath by the sudden closeness of Seraphina. Fortunately, he knows her too well and she won't take necessary action if it wasn't needed. Hence, after mustering his courage, he whispers.

"What is it?"

"Shhhh." Just as Seraphina hushed him with her eyes closed, a familiar mischievous man's voice approached them from behind Wren's.

"Oh ho," Jace Lee humored after he let out a whistle by the public display of affection Wren and another woman. Since he came from behind's Wren, in his perspective, Wren was publicly 'kissing' a lady which is understandable as he came from a liberated country.

However, the moment that Wren retracted his head from Seraphina and turn his head to him, Jace's eyes dilate seeing the woman who was being intimate with Wren.

'Isn't this Liam's lover?'

"Uh…" in an instant, Jace was rendered speechless seeing Seraphina's very familiar face. He will never forget that face who sprained his wrist with just a slap and also put a wedge between him and Liam. Hence, seeing Seraphina publicly kissing Wren, he doesn't even know what to feel.

"Jace! Uh, sorry about that -- you know, the peace offering." Wren whisper as if on cue. Though he doesn't know why Seraphina had to put up a show, but, he knew what he needed to do and went along with it.

"You mean this is Beauty?" Jace stuttered in a whisper while his gaze was fixed on Seraphina's indifferent gaze and was pouring herself another drink. Wren smiled as an answer which made Jace dumbfounded even more.

At first, Jace felt confused then it turns into a wave of unimaginable anger realizing Seraphina is cheating his good friend Liam. Alas, since Wren is an important friend of his father, he must contain his raging emotion from confronting Seraphina.

Indeed, his view towards Seraphina worsen. After all, she denied the fact that he knew Alex and she put a wedge between him and Liam, the reason why Liam was still refusing to hang out with him.

But now, she was doing a far worse deed which he can't just let it be. How can he? He caught her red-handed and will take this opportunity to humiliate and expose her to Wren. After thinking about his plan, Jace clears his throat and sat at the bar stool beside Wren.

"Please to meet you again, Ms. Yue.," Jace greeted courtly referring to Seraphina. However, his greetings weren't returned as Seraphina treated him like the air. Not turning her gaze away from her drink, Seraphina feigns ignorance about their sudden company.

"You know her?" Wren inquired as he gestured the bartender for a drink to Jace. Jace who was expecting Wren to inquire about knowing Seraphina meekly smile,

"I do. I met her weeks ago with my buddy." Jace uttered -- indicating that Seraphina is the kind of woman who hooked up with other guys and hops to another the next day.

"Ohh" Wren slowly nodded in acknowledgment as he was unaffected. Examining Wren's expression, Jace was appalled. He was certain that Wren did get what he meant but why does he seem to be cool about it? After all, men hate it when their woman was playing around with other men -- it tramples their ego as an alpha. What more to a successful man like Wren, no matter how sincere or sham his feelings were, they tend to take ownership -- or so he thought.

"Well, that makes it easier." Wren grinned as he turned his head to Seraphina who was immense on her own little world while silently drinking her whiskey. Sensing Wren's gaze, her brows arc and turn to see Wren's knowing gaze.

"Easier?" Jace was baffled to what he meant by the words he spat which made him anticipate his explanation.

"Hehe, Sera, this is my newfound friend Jace and Jace this is an old friend of mine, Sera. At least it will be easier for us to get along since you know each other." For formalities sake, Wren introduced them to one another wide a smug grin on his lips.

"Friend?!" Hearing Wren informed him his relationship with Seraphina, he cannot help but exclaimed as he repeats the word 'friend. After all, no one kisses their 'friends' on the lips. Unless they have an ambiguous relationship or the so-called 'friends with benefits'.

"Yes, we're friends." Seraphina shrugs nonchalantly as if she wasn't caught red-handed which is indeed a fact.

"I see." Jace awkwardly acknowledges which is evidently forced. 'Does they want me to turn a blind eye to it? Huh! Seraphina Yue -- you are so dead.' he vindicated as he will surely expose Seraphina's scheme and save his dear friend Liam Jin to this witch.

Just then, Wren's phone rang. Seeing it was Rex who was calling, Wren quickly glances at Seraphina before excusing himself to pick up the call -- leaving Seraphina and Jace alone.

When Wren left, Jace scoffs in disgust as he showed his contempt towards Seraphina. "You are really something."

"I know."

"Are you not afraid that I will tell Liam about your ambiguous relationship with Wren Tanaka?" tightening his jaw as he was somewhat vexed by Seraphina's indifference, he spat in a low growl.

"Ambiguous relationship? I think we have some misunderstanding here." Finally, Seraphina turns her clueless flushed profile to him. Her brows were knitted with a complicated look on her pair of jet black eyes.

"Misunderstand? Huh, I don't think I am misunderstanding something because I'm certain." smirking in mockery, Jace was clearly disgusted by Seraphina's pretentious front. The phrase 'don't judge the book by its cover' resurfaced on Jace's head as he scrutinized Seraphina's innocent front yet disgraceful soul.

If she was playing with other men, he would never care but this case is different, because of his longtime friend since childhood; Liam in involved. Thus, it is justifiable that he was livid towards Seraphina.

"Whatever. Believe whatever you want to believe but I am telling you the truth." Seraphina then shrugs again in nonchalance before turning her gaze back on her glass.