Trouble in Paradise

"Ari?"

Yasmine was no longer dressed in her formal attire. Instead, she was dressed up beautifully as she st beside the man. It was my first time seeing her like that

However, the man beside her looked oddly familiar. He looked like he was around 26 to 27 years old, he looked slightly younger than Nicholas. But his sharp features made him look striking. Although his slightly cold gaze made him look rough on the edges, there was a glint in his eyes that di not allow people to underestimate him. He looked like he was a cunning fox. It seemed like the man before me was Yasmine's new boyfriend whom Douglas had mentioned.

"Ari, I haven't gotten the chance to introduce the two of you, but he's my boyfriend, Leo Fisher. I was ju telling him about how I wanted to introduce him to my best friend, and here you are. "Leo, this is my best friend, Ariana Jones. I've mentioned her to you multiple times."This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

I smiled and reached my hand out for a handshake. After the greeting, I asked, "Are you two planning o heading out? Looks like I came at a bad time."

"That's right. Leo said that he wanted to bring me to meet his friends. Did you need something?"

I had been worried about Yasmine's mental state after the whole situation in Lexton City, but it looked li Leo had been taking good care of her.

Although I had a million questions, it was inappropriate for me to ask them now. I was just about to tell her that it was nothing when Leo stepped up and said gentlemanly, "Why don't you come with us?" Yasmine held my arm excitedly and said, "Perfect! Let me tell you, Leo has managed to find a great restaurant. We should go together."

Although I had already eaten, I decided to follow them as I was still feeling skeptical about Yasmine's new boyfriend. Yasmine and I sat in the back seat while Leo drove us.

Although Yasmine was busy in love, she was still worried about the law firm. I relaxed slightly after seeing that Yasmine was still focused on her career.

Hence, we talked about the dealings within the law firm throughout the entire car ride. The car was headed to Gyser Road.

Leo waited until Yasmine and I were almost done with our conversation before saying, "I think I won't call my friends over today. There's too many of them, and I wouldn't want to scare you, Ms. Jones." Yasmine raised an eyebrow at me. She put on a proud expression as if to say, "Look! Look how much my boyfriend respects you!", but I couldn't help but feel like there was an underlying meaning behind Leo's words.

We had some light conversation during the meal, and Leo had purposely mentioned that drinks at that restaurant were particularly strong. However, Yasmine still managed to get drunk despite having a good alcohol tolerance, *Yasmine seemed to be in a bad mood when I first met her, and I had met her after she had gotten herself

drunk."

Leo wrapped an arm around Yasmine and used his other hand to flip his lighter. The flame rose momentarily before it was put out.

"She had gotten aroused and insisted that she wanted to sleep with me. I couldn't handle the temptation and ended up going along with it."

Wow. If Yasmine was awake, I would have given her a thumbs up for her bravery.

"You don't need to be that detailed," I said.

Leo's words were enough for me to imagine an entire steamy scene.

He chuckled. "I just thought you wanted to know as I saw the wary look you gave me. I can go into further detail if you need me to. I'd be more than happy to discuss them with you." "There's no need for that. You can keep those happy memories to yourself."

"Alright then. I do admit it's been a long time since someone has made me want to talk so much. Where do you live, Ms. Jones? Why don't I send you home? You're my girlfriend's best friend after all.

"It'll be hard for me to explain myself if something happened to you." Leo's words were filled with amusement as he looked at me.

My expression slowly darkened. Things had been going well during the meal, but it seemed like he had revealed his true colors after getting Yasmine drunk,

"Why don't I send Yasmine back with you? I'll stay at Yasmine's place for the night, and you can go home yourself."

"It seems like you're quite wary of me, Ms. Jones. Seems like you treat my girlfriend quite well, considering you're willing to spend some time with me for her sake."

Leo carried Yasmine in his arms as he turned to look at me.

"Although the Fisher family has some influence, we can't compare to the Hawk family. You can be rest assured when you're with me, Ms. Jones. I wouldn't dare to do anything to you.".

I had been walking beside him, and at that moment, the atmosphere seemed to have tensed up. "So you