With a "pop, pop", both bottles of wine were cracked open.
Eventually, she poured everyone in the room a glass, and one for herself too. Picking it up, she beamed at Kane, "Happy birthday, Kane."
Kane was a bit slow to react. Cicely smiled, then downed her drink.
Afterwards, she didn't put down her glass. Instead, she paused for a moment, then continued speaking to Kane, "Kane, do you need me to stay with you?"
As soon as she said this, the room fell silent again. In the darkness, Seth's eyes suddenly narrowed.
Kane, shocked, also came back to his senses. He shot a glance at Seth in the dark corner, seeing that he hadn't moved a muscle. He couldn't guess what he was thinking.
But at this point, Cicely sidestepped the coffee table and sat down next to Kane, pouring herself another glass of wine while saying, "Kane, on your birthday, you should have someone to be with you. Would you prefer it to be me, or should I find someone else for you?"
Kane's eyelid twitched, "Cicely..."
"Kane, there's no Cicely here, only Diamond."
"Diamond?" Kane was puzzled.
"My...working name." Cicely explained.
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