“I don’t know, either. In any case, Bryson doesn’t really want you to meddle, as you put it. He just wants you to check on Hannah from time to time, see how she feels about their situation.
You are best friends, after all.”
Lydia almost rolled her eyes. Even if he didn’t say so, she was definitely interrogate Hannah later. Now that she thought about it, she might as well do it now.
“Why don’t I call her?” she said, already grabbing her phone.
Brayden immediately snatched her wrist and held it back.
“Not right now! It’s barely been 24 hours since they broke up. If you snoop around so soon, she will definitely get suspicious. You won’t be able to get anything out of her then.”
Lydia shook his hand off and eyed him with disgust.
“I swear, you men always make things unnecessarily complicated. Why can’t you just be straightforward? This is too much hassle!”
“Just treat it as a favor to me.” Brayden pursed his lips and tried to give her his best puppy-dog eyes.
“This dinner is on me.”
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“Of course, it’s your treat,” Lydia said, even as she stuffed several pieces of beef into her mouth.
“You couldn’t have possibly expected me to pay when you asked me out.”
A mischievous glint entered her eyes.
“How about this, then? Take me out on dates for a month, and within that period, I’ll be the one calling the shots.”
“Good Lord, don’t you think your conditions are a little too steep?”
Brayden chuckled helplessly.
“All right, I’ll bite. It’s a deal. But you’ll have to work hard this time.”
“Sure thing.” Lydia smiled like the cat that ate the canary.
“Just leave it to me. I’ll get back to you in a few days.”
When Hannah returned to the villa that evening, Jalen intercepted her in the Living room.
“I have something to tell you. Come and sit with me for a while.”
She rubbed her temples and glanced at the time. She was exhausted.
Still, Hannah walked into the living room and joined Jalen.
“Is something wrong?”