So, he went to the meeting place but arrived a bit late. The classmates, who were already deep into their drinks, welcomed Dylan warmly as he made his appearance after a long time.
Since school, there have been four standout boys, including Dylan, who excelled in academics, looks, and sports. They were very popular among the girls and were known as the flower boy quartet.
As the saying goes, “Birds of a feather flock together,” the four were very close. Even after becoming adults, they would occasionally gather for drinks whenever they had time, but it had been quite a while since they had seen each other due to their busy schedules.
So, seeing Dylan’s face after a long time made one of them, Andy Porter, so excited that he couldn’t find the words for a while.
“I thought Dylan wouldn’t come again…”
“Well, I came, didn’t I?”
Sitting next to Andy, Dylan replied bluntly. Still, Andy seemed to be in a good mood, showing his white teeth as he smiled.
“Really glad to see you.”
“Yeah!”
Once again, Dylan’s response was short and concise. Then, sitting across from him, another member of the flower boy quartet, Frank Lewis, chuckled.
“Dylan is still prickly and stiff. Even the blunt Frank is smiling.”
“Yeah!”
Once again, the blunt reply from Dylan made the classmates burst into laughter.
Andy poured a drink into Dylan’s glass and said, “It’s been so hard to see your face lately… Let’s meet more often!”
“Dylan is a special prosecutor. How can we meet someone with such immense power casually?”
Another classmate, chewing on squid, said in a teasing tone, but,
“Yeah!”
Dylan responded with the same expressionless face.
Andy couldn’t help but laugh at Dylan’s consistent reaction.
“Why have you been so scarce? Did you get a girlfriend or something?”
This time, Tadeo Leon, who was similar in height and build to Andy and had a similar personality, squinted his eyes and asked. He was also a member of the Flower Boy Quartet.
“I heard Dylan is getting married soon.”
Since they hadn’t seen Dylan’s face in a while, the classmates’ curiosity was endless, and a barrage of questions followed.
“Yeah!”
Thinking how fast the rumors spread, Dylan answered honestly. The eyes of his friends, who knew Dylan’s personality well, widened in surprise.
“Weren’t you a commitment-phobe like Senior Alan? You didn’t seem interested in women at all.”
“No! I’m getting married.”
“Really? What’s she like? Is she pretty?”
“I’m really curious about what kind of woman could move the heart of the prickly great king.”
Had Dylan Eve been quiet because he was in a relationship all this time?
Andy Porter, Tadeo Leon, and Frank Lewis all thought the same and urged him for more details about his girlfriend with curious eyes.
“If you’re curious about the woman I’m going to marry, come to the wedding and see for yourself.”
However, Dylan didn’t provide any clues about the woman he was going to marry and gave vague answers.
Andy, unable to contain himself, chuckled and nodded positively.
“Of course, I’ll go.”
“Bring a good amount of cash for the wedding gift!”
“Got it.”
After a few rounds of laughter and drinks, the topic naturally shifted.
“How’s Gia? Is she doing well? She must have grown a lot by now. I bet she’s prettier.”
“I’ve heard about Gia from time to time. Your sister married a Business Magnet, right?”
There was another reason Dylan didn’t want to come to such gatherings.
Since he was someone who excelled at everything since school, he naturally attracted a lot of attention and focus from many people.
Dylan found that burdensome and unpleasant.
It was the same now.
Now that his classmates’ curiosity about him had crossed the line and extended to Gia, Dylan couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.
So,
“I heard he’s from Donald Group, is that right?”
In response to the curious classmates’ questions, Dylan’s answer was always short.
“Yeah!”
“Is he from Donald Group, perhaps Hamza?”
“Yeah!”
“Isn’t Hamza in the same department as you? Cold, arrogant, and conceited.”
Of course!
He shouldn’t have come to such a gathering.
Listening to the classmates’ meaningless chatter was boring and tedious, so Dylan planned to make an excuse to leave.
Andy looked surprised and stared at him.
“Why?”
“To the bathroom. Can you come with me?”
At first, Andy was alarmed, thinking Dylan was trying to escape, but upon hearing Dylan’s calm reply, he seemed to relax for a moment.
However, not completely at ease, Andy rummaged through Dylan’s jacket pocket and confiscated his car keys and phone.
“I’ll give them back to you when you come back from the bathroom.”
As expected, he was sharp as a friend.
How did he know Dylan was trying to escape?
Dylan was dumbfounded as he left his seat.
