Joan didn't know whether she should feel happy or sorry for Dustin.
However, she didn't know that there was actually nothing between Dustin and Abelyn. Instead, they were just buddies.
“Abelyn, watch your language!” Dustin whispered as he nudged her.
“What are you talking about? Dustin, there's no need to stand on ceremony. Joan is not an outsider. Why are you being so inhibited?” Abelyn patted Dustin's shoulder forcefully and replied.
“It's fine. The more the merrier.” Joan answered awkwardly.
“See? She's so kind and generous. And look at you! Don't be such a petty man. You're acting like I'm not welcomed here.” Abelyn pouted as she said.
“Excuse me, waiter!” Abelyn raised her right hand and shouted.
The atmosphere throughout the whole meal was really awkward. No one was enjoying the dinner.
Abelyn was blabbering on and on throughout the dinner session. There was no chance for Joan and Dustin to chip in at all.
They couldn't tell if Abelyn was really drunk or she was just pretending to be drunk. She kept on insulting Joan indirectly. Dustin couldn't even stop her no matter how hard he tried. Apart from that, Joan had been finding excuses to escape several times, but in the end, Abelyn managed to drag her back to her seat.
“Abelyn, you've gone too far!” Dustin yelled at her.
Bang!
All of a sudden, Abelyn threw her wine glass onto the floor.
The glass shattered into a thousand pieces.
“Dustin, why are you shouting? You've never yelled at me before! I can't believe you shout at me because of this woman!” Abelyn cried and said it out loud.
The other customers shook their heads sympathetically when they witnessed that scene.
“Is it love triangle?”
“It does look like that...”
“That guy is such a ladies' man...”
Some people started gossiping about it.
“Come on. Let's go back!” As Dustin said, he dragged Abelyn and walked out immediately.
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