As soon as he turned the device on, he saw countless unread messages.
ALL of them were from Cyrus.
Hilliard gingerly opened them and read them one by one.
âHilliard, how is it going? Did it work? Are you finally staying at her place?â
Hilliard clicked on another unread message.
âWhere are you? Why arenât you replying to my messages? Did you really throw your phone and wallet away?â That last message even had a laughing emoji at the end.
âDidnât I tell you to pretend to be miserable? You need to gain her sympathy! All you need to do is hide your wallet in your pocket and tell them that you lost it.
Who would dare to pat you down,
anyway?
Theyâll take your word for it! Donât tell me youâre too stupid to even realize this.
â
âHey, itâs been two days.
How are things going? Did she forgive you?â
âIf you still fail to get her back after playing the victim card, I have nothing else to say.
Just give up, man.
â
Cyrusâ messages expressed his concern for his dear brother, though his words were undeniably barbed.
Hilliardâs face turned cold as he typed a message out to Cyrus.
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âItâs been so long since I last beat you up, punk! Do you want me to remind you how that feels?â
To his surprise, Cyrus replied almost immediately, âIâm sorry! It was my mistake.
I shouldnât have mocked you.
â
Knowing that Cyrus was truly terrified made Hilliard much better.
Luckily for Cyrus, his advice was still needed to win Jennifer back.
Hilliard decided to spare his brother this one time.
He typed out another message, detailing everything that had transpired in the restaurant two days ago.
Cyrusâs shock was palpable.
âYou were drugged, and she just pushed you away? Oh my god! Did the drugâs effect not strong, or is there something wrong with your body? I mean, since you were able to resist touching herâ¦â
Hilliardâs expression darkened again.
The brief pause from the other end told Cyrus that he had enraged his brother again, so he quickly added, âHaha! What I meant to say is, you really are a gentleman to have controlled your urges under such circumstances!â
But this did nothing to console Hilliard.
Cyrusâ teasing was getting under his skin.
Getting drugged wasnât even the point.
The crux of the matter was that Jennifer didnât care about him at all.
How was he supposed to win her back at this rate?
It didnât take long for Cyrus to come up with another idea.