Chapter 144

I continued to drink silently, and silence fell between us. Cindy turned pale when she saw that I didn't agree to it. Tristan coughed awkwardly too. He didn't expect things to turn out this way. Tristan had thought that Cindy and Tristan grew up together, but he was surprised that Tristan had no feelings for Cindy. After all, Cindy was quite a beautiful woman! "Xavier," Tristan said carefully. "Cindy invited me, but I'm busy. Since you both grew up together, I thought you'd have a closer relationship than other people. But if you're busy, I'll get someone else to accompany Cindy." Tristan was trying to make things less awkward for both parties. Hearing his explanation, Cindy relaxed. I shrugged and said, "Sure. You should ask someone else. I'm busy." I said that directly to Tristan. Feeling ignored, Cindy became agitated. Cindy said proudly, "If Stacy weren't busy, I wouldn't have asked you either." Just then, along with the sound of footsteps, a voice said, "What about me being