"I''m doing really well." Rose''s eyes narrowed as she flicked ash off her cigarette. "The world is my


    home.


    I have no family or kin to my name."


    "What are you talking about? If you don''t have family, who am I then?" Alyssa held Rose''s arm lovingly.


    "The moment I be your mentor, you''ll always be my... you know how it goes."


    "Taking advantage of me now, aren''t you?" Rose teasingly pinched Alyssa''s chin with the hand holding


    her cigarette.


    Rose had a natural physique, taller and broader than Alyssa. Their affectionate and teasing


    movements made quite the sight. They looked like a couple of lesbian lovers.


    Meanwhile, Ss was in the crowd some distance away, watching Rose''s every move.


    He didn''t like people who smoked. Every time Axel started smoking, Ss would try and find a way to


    snatch the cigarette away.


    Yet for some reason, as Ss gazed at Rose holding the cigarette with her slender fingers, the smoke


    swirling around her face, and the rxed look in her eyes, he couldn''t help but be mesmerized by her.


    Right now, Rose was the most stunning creature to Ss, especially while doing something he hated


    the most.


    His breathing quickened. He quickly looked away and downed an entire ss of iced water from the


    table.


    It had been some time since Ss had met Rose. They hadn''t contacted one another prior, but Ss


    would look at her social media ount nearly every single day. He had followed her and constantly


    paid attention to any updates from Rose.


    Ss had thought he and Rose would naturally grow closer tonight because of what happenedst


    time.


    But Rose hadn''t spoken to him nor so much as nced at him.


    It made Ss ufortable. So he snatched a ss from the table and downed it quickly, uncaring of


    what was inside it.


    "Fuck me, Ss! Good on you, man!" Cyrus eximed, smacking Ss'' back excitedly. "That was a


    shot of El Lukadore tequ with 55 percent alcohol content. I myself needed to take a break after taking


    a sip yet you downed all of it in one shot? What ad!"


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    Ss was stunned.


    Tequ? 55 percent alcohol content?


    Ss felt his internal organs and digestive tract burn in the next instant. He dashed right to the


    washroom.


    Rose nced in Ss'' direction as he ran off, her eyes twinkling slightly.


    "Your heart isn''t that strong. Why don''t you quit drinking and smoking, hm? Even my man was able to


    quit smoking, though he''s been doing it for years, so I''m sure you can do the same."


    Alyssa still duly yed her role of Rose''s caring mentor and grabbed her cigarette before extinguishing


    it. "I know you need inspiration to draw. And there are many ways to get inspiration—ruining your body


    for it isn''t the wisest option. Plus, your face and teeth will turn yellowish after smoking too much. You''ll


    look ugly."


    "So what? I don''t need a man. All that matters is that my designs are beautiful." Rose smiled


    nonchntly, though there was a hint of self-depreciation in her words.


    "You may not need a man, but there are some men who can''t even focus in life without you." Alyssa''s


    eyes narrowed as she nced at where Ss was sitting, only to find the spot empty. "Huh? Where''s


    Ss?"


    "He didn''t look too well earlier. I think he''s had too much to drink," Rose said faintly, though she was a


    bit concerned.


    "Oh. Then hurry over to check up on him." Alyssa nudged Rose gently. "Go on then. Ss did help you


    last time. You should go see if he''s doing okay."