Chapter 178 Too Upset
Chapter 178 Too Upset
Chloe suddenly realized it didn't seem to be a proper time to treat them. It was awkward enough for
Sophia and Drake to have dinner together, and what would happen later was unpredictable.
Now even Noah would join them. Chloe suddenly had a bad hunch.
"Shall we gather another day?" she whispered to Sophia.
Suddenly, Drake appeared from nowhere and squeezed in. "Why not today? Isn't it a good day today?"
As he spoke, he sat next to Sophia consciously.
Noah didn't want to show weakness, so he sat on the other side of Sophia. "I agree. Chloe, please
forgive my rudeness. I saw you guys in the corridor earlier, so I wanted to join you."
Chloe couldn't refuse him at all. After all, Noah was a childhood playmate for her, Sophia, and Helena.
"It's alright. Bailey, this is Noah Greenspan, my childhood playmate."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Greenspan."
Noah looked like Chloe's best male friend, which upset Bailey.
Besides, he knew Noah was Drake's rival in love, so Bailey looked cold.
Chloe felt slightly embarrassed but had to continue the introduction, "Noah, this is my boyfriend, Bailey
Duncan."
"Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Duncan," Noah replied indifferently.
Noah and Drake were love rivals. Bailey was Drake's buddy. Because of the complicated connections,
Noah and Bailey were unlikely to be close friends.
Bard and Edwin tried to squeeze Noah and Drake away, so they could guard Sophia on either side.
However, under Drake's deadly gaze, they gave up.
They could only let Sophia take care of her own business.
Sophia, however, utterly ignored them and behaved gracefully.
Since Chloe and Bailey organized the gathering, they wanted to enliven the atmosphere. "Here are the
menus. Order whatever you like. Help yourselves."
"Fish!" Drake and Noah uttered in unison and exchanged a glance.
Chloe felt the awkwardness and put on a wry smile. "Right. Sophia loves eating fish. Let's order one."
Her words made the atmosphere more embarrassing.
Sophia replied, "I don't want to have fish tonight. What about beef?"
"Right. Beef."
Chloe prompted others to order. Helena answered, "Why don't you and Bailey order? We don't have
any taboos and can eat anything."
Nodding, Chloe and Bailey studied the menus.
The waitress stood next to Sophia when the dishes were served. Noah reached out, but Drake dragged
her into his arms fast.
Others gaped at them, feeling Drake was indeed protective.
Sophia was about to sit up, but Drake pressed her to his chest. "The food might be splashed on your
clothes. Stay in my arms."
Noah could only watch without doing anything. After all, if he snatched Sophia, the dishes might be
splashed on her.
After finishing serving the food, the waitress remarked with a smile, "Ma'am, your boyfriend is so nice to
you."
"They are not lovers," Noah immediately retorted.
However, the waitress had left the box and closed the door, ignoring him utterly.
Drake darted a glance at Noah triumphantly as if implying it was unnecessary for Noah to say those
words since nobody would care.
Noah sighed in chagrin. Soon, he found a chance to impress Sophia again.
He picked up a service spoon to get some beef for Sophia. "Sophia, your favorite beef dish."
When he put the food on her plate, Drake also put some other food there.
Others watched them in envy.
"Wait! Can you two be polite? Bailey and I invited you for dinner. You guys are not the organizers. You
cannot always distract us and steal the show."
Chloe rolled her eyes unhappily.
A smile played on Drake's lips. "You can ignore us."
"I never want to watch you, but you've always done things to attract our attention. Can you stop doing
it?"
"If you thought we stole the show, I would pay the bill tonight. Don't worry."
Chloe didn't mean anything about the money. "What are you talking about? Bailey and I invited you.
We cannot let you pay the bill."
Sophia chimed in, "I can pick up the food myself. Thank you both."
Drake and Noah ignored her words. When they noticed Sophia's water glass was empty, they picked
up the water bottle and refilled it.
Although Chloe complained, Drake, Noah, and Sophia still distracted others.
Chloe became irritated.
Bailey muttered, "Chloe, don't you know the three well? Since you agreed with Noah Greenspan to join
us, you should know this will happen. If you are upset, let's sing karaoke later. What do you think?"
Bard heard their words. "Great! Let's go to the karaoke later."
Helena asked Sophia, "Will you go as well?"
"If you all go, I will join you. I'm too bored."
No one objected to it.
However, Chloe was upset again. If they all went, the three would still steal the show.
Heaving a sigh, she had to accept it. After all, Sophia was her best friend.
After dinner, they headed for a karaoke nightclub.
On the way, Drake and Noah took care of Sophia attentively.
Before entering the private box, Sophia stopped in her tracks.
Others went in, so Drake and Noah stopped and watched her, puzzled about why she had paused.
Sophia reminded them indifferently, "I know men are evil sometimes. When one man stops loving a
woman, he can still pretend to pursue this woman because he doesn't like the woman's other admirers.
If you are doing this right now, you'd better stop. I'm too exhausted."
Noah walked up to her. "Sophia, do you think that's my purpose, or do you think I'm that kind of man?
Don't you know how much I love you?"
Drake grabbed her hand. "Stop talking nonsense. Others have entered the box. Let's enter."
Noah watched them go into the room, looking annoyed. However, he followed.
Chloe preferred a lively atmosphere, so she was the first to sing. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!
Bard yelled, "Chloe, why are you singing alone? You should sing with Bailey. Bailey, hurry. Sing a duet
with your girlfriend."
Bailey didn't refuse as he wanted to sing a song with Chloe.
Flynn snickered. Among them, Bailey was the quietest and most righteous man. After becoming
Chloe's boyfriend, he changed a lot. He became more active, and smiled more. Flynn was suddenly
ignored.