Chapter 3

Jason was much better than Samuel, in both physique and stamina. I even wondered why I had not made this choice sooner. Why had I insisted on holding on to Samuel despite his so-called game?

Jason wore me out until I had no strength left.

I sent him off to shower and make me something to eat. Now, I really was hungry.

Then, I used my birthday to unlock the phone he had left beside the pillow as if something had driven me to do so.

To my surprise, it unlocked at once.

Jason even knew my birthday, which meant he had been paying attention. The screen was still left on his chat with Samuel.

[Jason, why didn't you accept that 5,000?]

[Too little? I'll raise the bet.]

I opened my alternate account and saw that Jason really had not accepted the transfer in the group chat.

I suddenly found myself a little curious about him.

He almost never wrote anything in the group chat.

Maybe because Jason had not replied, Samuel sent another message about ten minutes later. [How is it? Are you two talking?]

Jason replied with one word: [Yeah.]

[Isn't she boring? That's just how she is. So cautious and dull.]

[She's not even a tenth as interesting as Gemma.]

[But to be fair, Nina is still quite pretty.]

I really had to thank Samuel for branding me as pretty but boring.

Jason replied very slowly. More than half an hour passed before he answered: [She's pretty interesting.]

I guessed Samuel had not expected Jason to say that, as his reply seemed a little awkward: [Oh, good luck then. Try to get that 100,000 soon.]

[Remember to accept the 5,000.]

Jason answered that one quickly. [I don't need the money.]

[Everyone knows you have money, Jason. Stop messing around. I said I'll give it to you, so it's yours.]

Why did Samuel sound a little upset when he said that?

I thought the chat history should have ended there, since there was a long gap during which Jason did not reply to Samuel. In the end, Jason sent a comparatively long message back to Samuel. [What's the point of playing games? If you don't like her anymore, you can just break up with her.]

Samuel replied with a question mark.

[She's too clingy. She would cry and make a scene every time and ruin things for everyone.]

[Breaking up is even more complicated. If you're good enough, you can take her away.]

Jason did not reply again, and the chat history ended there.

I did not plan to keep prying into Jason's privacy. However, the pink cartoon cat profile picture was impossible to ignore, and it sat right at the top of the list. I had not expected Gemma, Samuel's so-called sister, to be chatting with Jason too.

My curiosity got the best of me, and I opened the chat. The first message was: [Jason, I don't think you're suited to seduce Nina.]

[You're more suited to seduce me. Nina is so boring. She's just a blockhead.]

After reading through the whole chat history, I realized Gemma had quite the appetite. Not only was she hanging onto Samuel, she also wanted to have a little something with Jason. Unfortunately for her, Jason almost never replied.

I could feel a sudden desire to win pulsing inside of me.

"Seen enough?" My head was lowered, so I did not notice Jason standing in front of me with only a towel wrapped around his waist, looking down at me.

As soon as I looked up, I was met with his eight-packs and the faint V-lines disappearing beneath the towel.

That being said, I had gone through his phone, so I knew I was in the wrong. "Sorry. I was just curious."

The phone screen was still open to his chat with Gemma.

Jason looked as if he had just breathed a sigh of relief. He pulled me into his arms, and the steam from his shower mixed with the scent of cedar on him made me burn inside a little.