The most infuriating thing was that Eleanor showed up in front of Ezra and her friend with benefits! That was a blatant provocation!

"Eleanor, why have I never met this best friend of yours?" Ezra took a deep breath to suppress his anger.

"Do I need your permission to have friends now?" Eleanor asked flatly.

"Besides, you have some girl friends whom I've never met before, too."

"I—" Ezra wanted to retort but found nothing he could say.

He knew what this was about now. This woman was intentionally pissing him off to get back at him.

"What a rare occasion that we're all gathered here today, Eleanor. Here, have a drink."

Seeing that things were starting to look ugly, Sheehan forced a smile and tried to diffuse the situation.

"I don't drink." Eleanor refused frostily.

"Oh, that's alright. You can just have some fruit juice, then. Anything that suits your taste."

Sheehan chuckled deferentially before turning to give a waiter some orders. A while later, the waiter returned with a