Chapter 1064 Do You Like Samantha?
"Yeah, I told her," Wesley said, looking like he couldn't care less.
Elijah shot him a look, fingers gripping tight. "Wesley, dude, you're a pop star. If your fans find out you're dating, they'll freak out and bail."
"We're not going public," Wesley replied, cool as a cucumber.
Elijah hesitated, then asked, "Not going public, whose idea was that? Yours or hers?"
Wesley stared at her. "Does it even matter?"
Elijah sighed. "If it's her idea, maybe she's just looking for a fling. Once the excitement fades, she'll bounce. Don't get too deep, or you'll get burned."
Wesley was already in a bad mood and didn't need Elijah's reality check. His tone turned icy. "This is between us. You're just an assistant, stay in your lane."
Elijah's chest tightened at Wesley's cold words. She glanced at the driver, kept quiet, and pulled out her phone to send a message: [Wesley, am I really just a regular assistant to you?]
Wesley heard the notification, checked his phone, and his face darkened. He shot her a sharp, warning glare.
Elijah caught Wesley's look in the rearview mirror, realizing she had overstepped. To him, she was just an assistant. But to her, he was more than just her artist.
She stayed silent, subconsciously touching her lower abdomen.
Meanwhile, Samantha got back to her place, thinking about Wesley's confession, and twirled around her living room, grinning.
'Wesley confessed to me! Wesley held my hand! Wesley almost kissed me!' She thought about his handsome face so close to hers, blushed, and flopped onto the couch. Her phone kept buzzing. She didn't need to check to know it was the family group chat.
Samantha finally checked her phone. Everyone was still waiting for her reply.
Billy: [Why aren't you answering? Silence means yes?]
Erin: [Is Samantha shy? Should we all go meet this Wesley tomorrow?]
Aaron: [Samantha, do you really like that pop star? Isn't your taste kinda off?]
Nora: [Samantha, ignore them. It's fine to like someone, but keep your dignity.]
Samantha scrolled through the messages and laughed. Nora always had her back.
She thought for a moment and typed: [Chill out, Wesley's just my idol, not what you think!]
As soon as she replied, the group chat blew up again.
Erin: [Finally, the main character speaks! Samantha, Alex wants to know, don't you like your idol?]
Samantha rolled her eyes. Alex nailed it. She did like Wesley, but she couldn't admit it and deal with their teasing.
She sent an eye-rolling emoji.
Erin: [Billy, what's your take?]
Billy must've been busy and replied after a bit: [So, you don't have feelings for Wesley?]
Samantha lay back on the couch and sent a "hmm" emoji, signaling she didn't want to talk to Billy.
Billy: [Samantha, answer me directly.]
Samantha shot back with two words: [You guess.]
Millie sent a laughing emoji.
Billy: [What's so funny?]
Millie: [Chill, stop grilling Samantha like she's on trial. She's grown up now, it's normal if she likes Wesley.]
Billy: [She's not even twenty yet, what does she know about liking someone?]
Samantha blinked at the message and decided to push back. [So, you don't know what liking someone means either?]
Billy didn't reply. In his mind, he was way more mature than twenty.
Samantha wasn't buying it. She took the chance to roast Billy. [Yeah, Billy, you're so full of yourself. What do you know about liking someone? No wonder you're still single.]
Billy sent a bloody knife emoji.
Samantha grinned and typed: [Bring it on, let's keep this going!]
Billy: [I'm not arguing with you.]
Samantha: [Running out of things to say, huh?]
Erin sent a laughing emoji and then: [Millie, do you like self-righteous guys?]
Millie: [I'm starving, gonna grab some food.]
Meanwhile, Billy was covering for Aaron at the CEO's office of the Gordon Group. He stared at the screen, grinding his teeth. 'Samantha, that little brat. I've been good to her since she was a kid. She doesn't help me with Millie and shows no respect. Ungrateful brat.' Billy glanced at Millie's reply again, his brows furrowing. 'Does Millie really not like me?'
Aaron tagged Billy in the group chat: [Mateo's coming tomorrow, be ready to receive him.]
Billy sent an OK emoji. Thinking of something, he squinted and messaged Alfred: [Mateo's coming to Chrisland tomorrow, you coming with him?]
Alfred replied quickly: [I was supposed to start my vacation tomorrow, but King Mateo asked me to tag along to Chrisland.]
'Smart move, Mateo. He knows Alfred's got a thing for Samantha, so he's giving him more chances to be around her.' Billy smirked and typed: [Alfred, you like Samantha, don't you?]
They'd been tight for over a decade, and even though they didn't grow up together, Billy and Alfred were like brothers. So Billy had a pretty good read on Alfred's feelings.
Billy figured Alfred liked Samantha, but he was so reserved, he never showed it.
When Alfred didn't reply, Billy added: [Just admit it, don't be shy.]
This time Alfred replied quickly: [Yeah, I like her.]
Billy grinned, he knew it. He sent: [But Samantha likes someone else.]
After a bit, Alfred replied: [I just want her to be happy.]
Billy was speechless. 'Alfred's just giving up like that?'
Billy: [Just want her happy? Aren't you gonna fight for her?]
Alfred: [She deserves the best. I only care about her happiness. If she's happy, I'm happy.]
'Alfred doesn't even have the guts to go after Samantha. Harsh truth, it's low self-esteem.' Billy had a hunch Samantha liked Wesley and felt a bit disdainful. 'What's so great about Wesley, a pop star? Alfred's better, at least he's reliable and won't let Samantha down.'
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