Chapter 1164
Nicolas popped a cherry tomato into her chattering mouth, “You don’t understand. I’m getting to know the enemy. How can I go into battle without understanding them?”
Trisha swallowed the tomato, then huffed, “You’re just jealous of their earnings and want a piece of the pie, aren’t you?”
Nicolas, smiling, pinched her face, “Your little brain, how did it suddenly become so smart today?”
Trisha shook off his hand, “Don’t I know you? The sight of money makes you lose control”
Nicolas chuckled, “Shouldn’t that describe your good friend?”
Trisha lightly kicked his shin. “Letti may like money, but she would never hurt a friend. What about you? How many times have you hurt Liam?”
Nicolas defended. He was willing Leaming skills always come with a price”
“You’ve only got rotten ideas in your head What skills do you have?”
Nicolas smiled, “No matter how rotten my ideas are, as long as they work He picked up a piece of cut steak from the plate and offered it to Trisha, “Why aren’t you with your good friend, but following me instead? Miss me?”
Trisha paused, looking a bit guilty
Nicolas thought he guessed her thoughts correctly and grinned, lowering his voice, ‘Could it be that you missed me the moment we were apart?”
Trisha glared at him, “Miss your head!” She hesitated, then stuttered, I’m scared Letti will hit me”
“Why would she hit you?”
Nicolas was confused. After asking in detail, Trisha told him what had happened
“I tell you, my mouth can’t keep shut when I’m curious. Now Liam must be grilling Letti After he and Letti sort it out, Letti will come to settle the score with me
As she spoke, she slapped herself on the mouth.
Nicolas quickly pulled her hand away, “You’ve said it. It was bound to happen. If you didn’t say it and Liam found out himself, he would be insanely jealous, and then all of us who know the truth would be in trouble.”
Trisha still felt incredibly guilty but also a bit relieved, whispering, “Really?”
Nicolas wrapped his arm around her shoulder, smiling, “What’s there to be afraid of? If the sky falls, I’ll hold it up for you.”
Trisha’s guilt eased a little She turned to look at Nicolas, feeling a bit strange inside
“Nicolas” She softly called him.
Nicolas was tickled pink by her soft, mellow voice and tried to play it cool by lowering his head, “What’s up? Think I’m a real dish?”
Trisha giggled, “From now on, we’re gonna be the best of pals. If you’ve got a problem, come to me. If I’m in a bind, Fll come to you. Sound good?”
Nicolas was speechless.
His painstakingly constructed image just got friend–zoned?
His previous courting tactics might have been off, as Trisha clearly wasn’t thinking along the lines of a romantic relationship.
Trisha nudged him gently with her elbow, “Hey. I’m trying to have a conversation here
Nicolas came back to earth, gave her a glance, and suddenly reached out to cup her chin, flashing a small smile, “Do you even know what pals‘ means?”
Trisha was taken aback, not understanding his point.
Nicolas leaned in close to her ear, “Pals could mean friends, but it could also mean bed buddies‘
Trisha’s eyes bulged, and her ears quickly turned red. She hastily pushed Nicolas away
Nicolas barely smirked, “Don’t just casually bandy about words like ‘pals with guys. In their ears, this is what it means.”
