A Night of Desire

Chapter 276 - 273: And You Still Say You Don’t Like Him?

"They slipped aphrodisiacs into my drink. Linden was the one who saved me from those bad guys, but he didn’t take advantage of me. Instead, he found another way to help me deal with the effects of the drug. We got together after that."

Clara Grant was a little surprised that she and Poppy had gone through such a similar ordeal. At the same time, she couldn’t help but sigh. ’Same situation, but such different fates.’

’We were both drugged, and we were both rescued, but Poppy came out of it completely unscathed, while I lost my virginity!’

’Poppy was lucky enough to meet a true gentleman like Linden Jennings, while I was unlucky enough to run into a "beast" like Seth Quinn!’

"Brother Jennings is truly a gentleman," Clara Grant remarked. After a moment’s hesitation, she asked tentatively, "So... you must know that Seth Quinn used to have a fiancée, right?"

"Brother Quinn told you?" Poppy Vance asked back, not seeming particularly surprised.

After all, the history between Seth Quinn and Autumn Shelby was no secret among their circle, and it wasn’t a taboo subject anymore.

But that simple question sent Clara Grant’s heart plummeting. When Chloe Grant had told her, Clara could fool herself into believing Chloe was just jealous and had fabricated the story of Seth Quinn’s deep love for another woman just to hurt her.

When Sarah had mentioned it, she could tell herself that Sarah didn’t know Seth Quinn well, so what she’d heard was likely just unreliable gossip.

But now, even Poppy Vance was confirming it. What reason did she have to keep fooling herself? Poppy was Linden Jennings’s girlfriend, and Linden was one of Seth Quinn’s best friends. Of course, whatever Poppy knew had to be the absolute truth!

Her spirits sank, and her voice was tinged with dejection. "So... they must have been very close, right?"

She had wanted to ask if Seth Quinn had loved her very much, but the words caught in her throat, so she rephrased the question.

Perhaps even she didn’t understand why it was so difficult to voice the idea of Seth Quinn loving someone else.

But despite rephrasing it, she was subconsciously terrified of hearing Poppy’s confirmation. So, before Poppy could answer, she quickly and frantically asked another question. "Then why did they break up?"

Poppy Vance suddenly gave her a serious look, then broke into a giggle and teased, "Clara, you’re nervous, aren’t you? You’re jealous! You’re so invested in Brother Quinn’s past love life, yet you still claim you don’t like him?!"

"No, I’m not! I was just asking. If you don’t want to talk about it, fine." Clara Grant’s face flushed with embarrassment. She shot Poppy a look and tried to walk faster.

Poppy Vance grabbed her arm. "Okay, okay, Clara, I’ll stop teasing you, alright? Their relationship was... good..."

She had been about to say, "Good? What was good about their relationship?" But halfway through her sentence, a once-familiar figure seemed to appear in her peripheral vision. She instinctively turned her head to look. The sight was so startling that she immediately grabbed Clara Grant, spun around, and started walking back the way they came.

Clara Grant was baffled by her sudden movement. "Poppy, what’s wrong?" she asked as she was being dragged away.

"N-nothing..." Poppy Vance didn’t dare to look back, desperately trying to duck into the restroom.

"Then why are you dragging me toward the restroom? Aren’t we supposed to be going back to our private room?" Clara Grant asked, completely puzzled. She had a strong feeling something was very wrong with Poppy.