Chapter 19 Mr. Landon, Do You Dare Play?
If she exchanged cards with him, she could avoid Leo's challenges, but what about Sebastian?
Isabella tightened her grip on the cards in her hand, her thoughts in chaos.
"Isabella?" Vanessa suddenly tapped her shoulder, "It's your turn to show your card."
Isabella took a deep breath and displayed the card in her hand.
"Ha, Truth?" Laura saw Isabella's card and was immediately delighted. If even she couldn't handle Leo's questions, how could Isabella? Isabella would definitely be more embarrassed than her.
Other people looked at Isabella with sympathetic eyes, which made her even more nervous. Vanessa glanced at Sebastian and said to Leo, "Isabella is the shyest and youngest in our company. Don't be too hard on her."
"Shy?" Leo responded with a half-smile, raising his eyes to look at Isabella, feeling skeptical. After all, she never took her eyes off them when he was intimate with that woman.
Isabella knew she couldn't escape anymore. Since she had agreed to play, she had to accept the challenge. But she didn't want to give anyone else a chance to humiliate her, so she reached out and picked up a glass of wine, drinking it all in one gulp.
"Isabella!" Vanessa exclaimed, reaching out to stop her, but it was too late. Isabella had already finished the entire glass of wine.
"I choose to drink," Isabella said, placing the glass down, feeling a bit dizzy.
Vanessa was surprised. "That was liquor, Isabella. You should have drunk it slowly."
What?
Isabella was also startled.
She rubbed her temples with her hand. No wonder the wine tasted so spicy. She was feeling a bit dizzy after just one glass.
As she spoke, her face turned red.
Leo opposite them was holding the cards between his fingertips. "Why aren't you playing by the rules, Ms. Miller? If everyone chooses to drink to evade the rules, what's the point of the game?"
"She's just timid," Vanessa said.
"Even if she's timid, she can't break the rules," Laura quickly added. "This is the last chance. If anyone breaks the rules again, they’ll have to drink three glasses of wine as punishment."
"Okay," Vanessa agreed promptly.
Isabella felt dizzy. She hadn't even had a chance to quit the game before the next round of cards was dealt.
Looking at the cards in her hand, Isabella shook her head, thinking that she must have misread them.
The card she had received was "Truth" again.
"It seems you can't escape it, Ms. Miller," Leo said, smirking as he looked at the card in her hand. He flipped it over, and it turned out to be another trump card.
It might have been because she had drunk some wine, but Isabella was not as scared this time. She turned over the card and said, "Ask your question."
The atmosphere at the table suddenly became tense. Everyone's gaze fell on Leo, wondering what explosive question he would throw at her.
Leo tapped his fingers twice on the table, smirked, and asked, "Everyone says you're shy, so I want to ask, Ms. Miller, when was your first time?"
Silence filled the table.
Isabella felt her head buzz, her thoughts pulling her back to that passionate night...
Laura smiled satisfactorily, looking at Isabella with a gleeful expression.
Vanessa was full of worry. Although she was looking at Isabella, her attention was all on Sebastian next to her.
This whole time, Sebastian had never looked at Isabella, but instead stared intently at Leo across from him with a slight frown on his face, showing a hint of displeasure. "Can you ask some normal questions?" he said.
Leo sneered and chuckled, "We're all adults here, there's no need to avoid these basic questions."
Sebastian was about to speak when Isabella's voice softly sounded. "I don't want to answer, can I have a drink?"
This time, she had followed the rules of the game, so no one said anything.
Isabella drank another glass of liquor. She took advantage of the fact that the alcohol hadn’t affected her yet to quickly get up and say, "I'm going to the bathroom, you guys have fun."
After she finished speaking, she left the private room.
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As soon as she left, Leo asked, "Who drew the 'Dare' card? Show us."
Everyone showed their cards, and Sebastian was the last one.
Leo looked at his card, smiled slightly, and said, "Do you dare play, Mr. Landon?"
Sebastian leaned back in his chair and casually smiled at him. "Sure."
"Then go find Ms. Miller right now and say something to her."
Sebastian frowned, "What?"
Leo pondered for a moment, his eyes filled with wickedness. "You have to say that you've liked her for a long time and ask if she's willing to be your woman. Just that one sentence."
The room fell silent again.
Before Sebastian could speak, Vanessa suddenly stood up and said, "It's just a game, Leo, don't go too far!"
Vanessa had a strong reaction to this, which caused the others in the room who were not participating in the game to look over. Laura's hand reaching for the juice paused, looking at Vanessa in surprise, with a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Leo smiled faintly, glanced at Vanessa, and said, "You said it yourself, it's just a game. If you're afraid to play then don't play, so you won’t be ridiculed."
With that, he threw down his card and walked to the window to light a cigarette.
Vanessa said, "Let's stop playing and do something else."
But no one moved.
Because their boss, Sebastian, had not spoken yet.
Vanessa looked at Sebastian. "It's just a game, Mr. Landon. You don't have to take it seriously."
Sebastian looked around, and one by one, everyone he looked at lowered their heads. After a moment of silence, he said, "Since I’m the boss, if I can say it, I should be able to do it in order to gain everyone's respect."
He stood up. "I’ll go."
"Mr. Landon..." Vanessa reached out anxiously to stop him. “You can’t go!”
Although it was just a game, she still cared about this, especially since it was about Isabella.
Laura spoke up. "This is the last round, Vanessa. Since Mr. Landon said that, we shouldn't stop him. Besides, it's not that embarrassing. We can explain it to Isabella afterwards. I believe she’ll understand."
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Isabella spent half an hour in the bathroom, but couldn't throw up. Alcohol lingered in her chest, burning like a fire in her stomach, making her extremely uncomfortable.
She thought she should leave, so she stepped out lightly. When she opened the door, she saw Sebastian.
Isabella froze in place.
She didn't even have time to step back. Sebastian turned his head and looked at her, his deep gaze immediately capturing her.
Isabella composed herself and walked out. "Mr. Landon."
She stood by the sink, washing her hands, feeling Sebastian's gaze.
After washing her hands, Isabella turned to leave.
But Sebastian suddenly stopped her.
"Wait, Isabella."
Isabella had just taken a step outside, but she stopped in her tracks. "Is there something you need, Mr. Landon?"
Sebastian looked at her and noticed the redness on her cheeks from the alcohol, which somehow looked cute to him. Her nose was also red. The way she looked right now inexplicably touched him.
"I have something to say to you." Sebastian stood up straight.
"Go ahead," Isabella lowered her head.
Sebastian hesitated for a moment, then said, "I’ve liked you for a long time..."
Isabella looked up, extremely shocked.
"Will you be my woman?"
