Everybody felt even more awkward now. They did not expect things to be so out of hand as hand-kissing was just a common courteous gesture around the world.
"I'm tired. It is already ten o'clock, so let’s go home." Sherman knew very clearly that the night would hit rock bottom after she said those words.
She was right about it. There were a lot of different expressions on everybody’s face but all of them did not look very pleasant.
Somebody murmured softly, "Didn’t know Billy was a hen-pecked husband."
The voice was really soft but everyone could hear it word by word as the room was very quiet.
Actually, every man is prideful and it shows even more in front of their friends or classmates. They all shared the same masculinism inside their heart.
Sherman could never take hand-kissing as just an etiquette. She looked at Billy, not bothered about how everyone was looking at her as the jealous wife, and said, "It’s time to go home."
She knew he had his pride and dignity as a man. It's her fault to embarrass him in front of so many people
but she could never tolerate him having any sort of contact with Natalie, not even holding hands.
"Two seconds and it’ll be done. It's just a game, and it's common to greet each other like this,” Billy stared at her deeply and spoke in a low but gentle voice.
"Fine. Do whatever you want if that's your choice and answer. I’m feeling a little tired now, so I'll leave first...”
She took her bag and stood up after saying it coldly and nonchalantly. She walked straight to the exit without looking at Billy or his classmates.
He should remember that he slept with Natalie while h e was drunk. His friends might think it was not a big issue if he kissed Natalie’s hand since they did not know what happened, but should he not have known better?
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