CHAPTER — EX8 POV (Chaos, Gossip, and…)
Peng Estate — Early Afternoon
When forty-eight Peng relatives screamed in unison because Steven Sy had just declared—
"I'm courting her."
—there was only one reasonable reaction among the EX8.
Pure.
Unfiltered.
Pandemonium.
And none of them handled it gracefully.
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KATE TAN (POV)
I was still choking on my juice.
"HE SAID WHAT!?"
Jasmine slapped my back. "Don't die, we need your commentary."
"That— that man— that glacial, emotionally constipated— HOW did he suddenly grow a pair!?"
Vince, sitting across from us, shrugged, deadpan.
"To impress her."
Jeff nodded sagely.
"Checks out. Men do stupid things when they fall in love."
I slammed the table. "He confessed. In public. In the PENG ESTATE. With an audience big enough to count as a small nation!"
"Technically," Jasmine murmured, "he confessed in school days ago. This was just the… sequel."
