Chapter 855 Don’t Wanna Like Him No More
It was still awkward at this point. After giving it some thought, Alexander raised his glass and stood up. “I will take the chance to announce something to you, my friends. From now on, I will officially pursue Miss White. I hope we have everyone’s blessings.”
“Haha…” Feeling her heart sink, Narissa lowered her head and let out a bitter laugh when she heard Alexander’s announcement. See, even Alexander has forgotten about Elise, and yet Jamie still wants to protect her. If this isn’t love, I doubt true love even exists.
The order of appearances was really important. Narissa was doomed to not stand a chance since she only got to know Jamie after Elise did.
However, she had no hard feelings about losing to Elise. Loudly hitting the table and standing up, her natural resting-b*tch-face was emotionless as she stared at Alexander.
Just as everyone thought that she was about to kick up a fuss again, she surprisingly raised her glass, and a smile bloomed on her face. She then turned to look at Elise. “To be honest, I would have flipped the table over if it was some other woman that Alexander fell for, but I am willingly accepting this because it is you. I trust El would agree to it as well if she knew. I shall offer a toast to wish you both happiness.”
Narissa raised her head and shot down the whole glass of wine before she refilled her glass herself again. Her glass was pointed at Alexander this time. “Don’t think that I have forgiven you just because I am not objecting. I will come for your neck if you dare treat other women like you do Anastasia. Do you hear me?!”
“Don’t worry.” He raised his glass at her as well. “I will try my best to have her marry me.”
“Good. I wish you success. Now drink up!” Narissa unhesitantly threw the contents in her glass down her throat again. Alexander downed his drink as well. He had just sat down when Narissa had another glass with Danny.
“It is thanks to you that I got to the bottom of my dilemma, Danny. Let’s do three toasts. You have to drink, okay?! You will make me feel bad if you don’t!”
Danny, too, didn’t reject the alcohol since it had been some time since their circle had gathered, and his heart was bitter because of his one-sided love for Ariel.
The two of them went all out as they had toast after toast, and they were woozy after a few rounds.
No one knew that the corners of Narissa’s eyes were wet the whole time, whereas every glass of alcohol Danny had tasted more bitter than ever.
Jamie, who couldn’t care seeing Narissa treat herself so terribly, stomped out in a fit of anger. After getting into his car, he stepped on the gas, and had no regard for anything else as he zoomed to Bar Street.
Narissa wasn’t the only one who knew how to drink. And if she could do it, he could do it as well. He could do it even better than her. Now only that would make it fair.
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Having a high alcohol tolerance could be problematic sometimes. Their dinner had begun before the sky had gone completely dark, and by the time Narissa was drunk, it was already 11.00PM.
With Alexander’s help, they finally carried the blacked-out Narissa home with all the strength they could muster. The intoxicated woman was still fidgety as she lay in bed mumbling this and that.
“Anastasia, I am actually happy for you. Alexander may be a casanova, but he is at least a responsible man. Unlike a certain someone… I really do like you. We will be besties from now on. Best—I miss El… El, just where are you? Why aren’t you home? You are breaking my heart…”
Elise was devastated as she listened to Narissa. “You silly girl, I am right here.” She wiped Narissa’s face with a warm towel. “Just let it all out if you are upset. You will feel better after doing that.”
Narissa immediately pursed her lips as tears poured down her cheeks. She then started crying like a child. “I really like him! I don’t like bickering with him. I like racing with him and remodelling cool-looking cars with him. I will never feel this way with anyone else after this even if we did the same thing… Am I not good enough? Is that why he doesn’t like me? I must be lacking in some way. No one will ever like me…”
Elise was as patient as someone coaxing a child, and she murmured, “You dummy. Love is not about the survival of the fittest. The most brilliant people could be hated by others, and evil people could have people who look up to them, too. You have to learn to love yourself before anyone can love you. Never belittle yourself. To me, you are a great woman.”
In a daze, Narissa let out an alcohol-scented breath. “Why don’t I have a face that is to his liking? I have been told by a lot of people that El and I look alike, but in his eyes, the difference is still so big. I can never compare to how important El is to him…”
Elise was bewildered when she heard those words. She had never felt Jamie having any romantic feelings for her, be it now or in the past. She didn’t understand why Narissa would have a misunderstanding like this.
“Jamie has already told you that he isn’t romantically interested in Elise. Why are you so hung up on that?” Elise’s face had turned sullen now.
Suddenly, Narissa opened her red and swollen eyes to gravely look at Elise. Narissa, who used to be a strong woman, looked incredibly pitiful at this moment.
“But everything Jamie does is for El. El is even more important to him than his pride is. Would you believe him if you were in my shoes?”
“You have to know that there are sworn friends who are willing to give up everything for each other,” Elise tried to talk some sense into Narissa while tightly holding her hand.
Like a fish on land, Narissa suddenly began to tremble all over. “I don’t wanna like him no more. I can’t do this. It hurts to love someone. I miss you so much, El. I want to go back to the time I lived without letting my emotions get in the way. Take me with you, El. Hic, hic…”
“It’s alright.” Elise kept her voice low and watched Narissa carefully, lest the latter fell off the bed. “It will be okay. Things will pass. Don’t be afraid. El is here to keep you company.”
Some time must have passed before Narissa got so exhausted from crying that she fell asleep. As Elise covered her friend with the blanket, she started pondering again while she sat by the bedside.
She wondered if she had really gotten it wrong shen she thought Jamie liked Narissa. It made her feel guilty that her intervention had caused both of them to be unhappy.
On the other end, Danny had walked Ariel downstairs after getting her a taxi. She could tell that he was absent-minded. “What’s on your mind?” She started a conversation.
Danny was slightly tipsy as well, so he said whatever he wanted to. “I am just thinking about how I am not that different from Alexander, but why has his relationship worked out while mine isn’t improving at all?”
Ariel’s bright eyes dimmed when she heard his words. Her smile had also turned stiff.
She already had a feeling when they were in the private room earlier that he had given his heart to someone, which was why he kept drinking. Even though she had expected this day to come, she couldn’t help panicking now that it was finally here.
However, being the grown-up that she was, she quickly collected herself and played the part of a caring strategist. “Every woman is different. If Plan A doesn’t work, you can try Plan B instead. Don’t just charge ahead even when the road looks dark.”
