Filed To Story: Cheating with My Boyfriend's Best Friend Novel Read Online (Olive & Aaron)
The corners of his l*ps twitched and he glanced at me through the reverse mirror. “Olive, you look absolutely beautiful today.”
I shifted in my seat uncomfortably. “Thanks.”
This flowy white dress will probably just bring back bad memories. I shouldn’t wear this kind of dress again.
The car drove on in dead silence, and the beating of my heart slowly returned to its normal pace.
The scene of the proposal came back to my mind. At the start, he was brimming with excitement and happiness. I played the memory over in my mind like a slow-motion movie.
I looked down at the beautiful ring on my fi**ger.
Aaron stayed silent as well. I noticed that his brow was constantly furrowed and his l*ps were pursed into a stiff line. He didn’t seem to be in a good mood either.
I l**ked my l*ps and leaned in close to whisper to Aaron. “You know Aaron, you look stunning today as well, like a fairytale prince.”
He was wearing a plain white suit and a tie, with his hair perfectly combed back with some hair gel.
When I first saw him in that valley, I was blown away. He looked like a magical prince living in the forest. He was so handsome I wondered if he was just a hallucination.
Aaron let out a chuckle. “Thanks.”
I could tell that Aaron was racking his brain to find something to talk about. He didn’t want that awkward silence to return.
The longer he let the silence linger, the more anxious I got. I knew. he didn’t want me to be unhappy, but the thought of letting him down just made me feel guilty.
When I got back to Waterfall Villa in the evening, Cinder could instantly tell something was wrong. She poked Eliott’s arm. “Let’s eat first.”
Eliott had dinner delivered from a restaurant, and the food was kept warm in the oven.
He nodded in response and headed into the kitchen.
“I can help set it up.” Aaron casually brushed a strand of hair out of his face and followed Eliott.
The two quickly brought out the meal, and Cinder gave me a concerned glance before raising her voice to ask, “Would everyone like some wine?”
I really needed some alcohol to calm my nerves, so I replied, “Please pour me a glass, dear.”
Aaron poured himself a glass as well.
Even though our actions were perfectly normal, the atmosphere was very strange.
The table was dead silent as Cinder’s gaze scanned over Aaron and me. She cut into her steak and her l*ps parted as if she wanted to ask something.
Eliott cut her off with a nudge to her arm. He grinned, slicing into a piece of cheese sausage. “This new French restaurant is pretty good.”
“I agree.” Cinder took another bite of her steak before turning to ask me, “Olive, what do you think?”
I shot up in surprise at the mention of my name. “Um, yeah, it’s pretty good.”
With that, I took a sip of the wine. The rich, fruity aroma was followed by a slightly sweet aftertaste running down my throat, but I wasn’t really in the mood for the elegance of red wine.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that Aaron also took a sip of his wine. His adam’s apple bobbed as he gulped down a sip. “The wine is good as well.”
“Yeah.” I agreed and went back to cutting my steak.
Aaron seemed like he wanted to say something else, but when he turned to look at me, he said nothing and turned his eyes back to his food after just a moment. Aaron ate his food in silence for the rest of the dinner.
I also ate my food like I was chewing wax.
It was only after Aaron left that my tense posture finally relaxed.
Cinder shooed Eliott into the living room before taking a seat beside me. With her voice full of concern, she asked, “Olive, what’s wrong with you two? You’ve been acting strange since you came back. What happened with Aaron today?”
Cinder’s question made me even more conflicted. I grabbed the wine bottle and refilled my glass.
I tilted my head back and downed the entire glass before wiping the wine from the corners of my mouth and sitting back down next to Cinder.
I gingerly placed my hand on the table. The pink diamond shone beautifully in the evening light.
Cinder blinked and her mouth opened in shock. “No way…”
“That’s what happened.” I nodded helplessly. “Aaron proposed to me today.”
Cinder’s eyes were wide. “He did that for real?”
I could hear the disbelief in her voice. I glared at her and poured myself another glass of wine. “Didn’t you take me to get dressed up before I knew he was going to propose?”
Maybe that was why Cinder was acting weird this morning. If I had known it was all because Aaron was going to propose, I wouldn’t have gone with Cinder.
Cinder didn’t tell me a thing! I was caught off guard!
Cinder blinked innocently. “Aaron just asked me to get you dressed up and send you there. He didn’t tell me the whole story. I just thought he wanted a nice, romantic evening with you. I had no idea he would actually propose!”
After many years of friendship with Cinder, I knew she wouldn’t lie to me about this.
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