William walked quickly towards the blonde haired guy across. " You could have arranged the meeting in a more decent place...." he looked around seeing loud, drunk people laughing and chatting, " Why a bar of all places?"
" Chill..." Caleb said drinking his vodka, " This is the only place nobody will recognise us. Or do you wanna let all our families and the business world to know about our reunion??"
William cringed at the thought. If they had gone to their frequent cafes, the news of him and Caleb talking again would spread across the families like a wildfire. He couldnt even imagine what his father would be like. Probably happiest he had ever been. " Fine, get me a whiskey and lets cut to the chase."
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Lisa was with her friends tonight and they were visiting her favourite bar. Seems like one of her friends was accepted in an overseas university or something. It was all thanks to her parents connection anyways.
As they walked inside the bar, her eyes caught two distinct men sitting by the bar. They looked really familiar even from this distance. She squinted her eyes to see properly and froze on the spot recognising them. " Wi-william and Caleb??!" she gasped, eyes wide.
Her friends turned around confused asking what the hell was she going about. Lisa put her finger on her mouth, shushing them. " I will be back." and she ran to the entrance, hiding behind one of the walls. Her friends shrugged and went to a place to sit. Thankgod the two guys hadnt noticed her.
" What the hell is going on?" she whispered peeking from behind the wall. The two of them seemed to be having an important conversation. " William and Caleb are talking again??"
She could see Ray, her bartender friend making drinks by them. She quickly called him and he answered right away, " hey, Lisa...are you not coming?"
" Actually Ray, do you see the two guys by the bar...brown haired and blonde one?"
He turned around and saw them, " Yeah, why?"
" Do-dont look at them directly!!"
He quickly snapped his head front and whispered, " Why?? whats going on?"
" Stay close to them and listen to what they are talking, okay?" she observed from behind the walls. they were still talking.
" h-huh??"
" And call me when they are gone." she cut the call and opened the camera of her phone. Zooming at the guys, she clicked the picture and looked at it. " No doubt it IS William and Caleb. oh my god." she walked out of there and sat inside her car, waiting for Ray's call.
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" By the way, how's Wish doing?" Caleb asked swirling his drink.
William gave a sour look at him, " Why do you wanna know? its none of your business."
" I wanna know because i miss her." he eyed William with a playful look. " I cant wait to meet her again."
" What the fvck did you say?" William's grip on the glass got tighter. This was the reason why he hated this bastard. Always testing his patience. seeing Caleb smirk, he grabbed his collar tightly, eyes bulging. " Dont you dare talk about my fiancee."
" I.was.just.kidding." Caleb pushed his hand away from his collars and patted it. " you should really take care of your temper."
" Shut up and get back to the damn topic." William was still glaring at him.
" Well then....my father looked up the golden party's invitation list...."
By this time, Ray had gotten the call from Lisa and was standing close to their side, acting like he was arranging the bottles.
" And he saw the name of Julie."
William scrunched his brows, " Could be another julie, how could you be so sure?"
" I said the same thing but Mr.Wilson was also on the list. He's coming back after 2 years of hiatus..." Caleb said as William listened intensely, " Isnt it.....obvious?"
Ray raised his brows not understanding who or what they were talking about but by their expressions, it seemed like a very important gossip.
William sat back properly in his chair and sighed, " Seems like she has really come back."
Caleb scrunched his brows hearing him, " Why are you talking like Julie came back from a long vacation?? Could you not give a proper reaction?"
William stared straight at him, not speaking a word. it made Caleb uncomfortable. " I will be leaving then." he stood up but Caleb pulled his wrist aggressively and they were face to face. He looked furious.
" YOU made her suffer so much but you still have no remorse??" his eyes were bulging. " stop acting all high and mighty you jerk!"
William sighed again and looked around the bar, some few people were now looking towards them. Ray also seemed to be enjoying the scene as he wiped the table.
" Lets not cause any trouble." he let his hands go from Caleb's grip and lightly patted his shoulder, " Lets hope for a pleasant meet with Julie." when he said that, it looked genuine but he still looked worried.
" Tch." Caleb ran his finger through his hair. He was getting lightheaded due to the vodka. Seeing William leave, he drank his last glass in one go and rushed out of the bar as well.
Ray pulled out his phone and called Lisa. " They are gone."
" Okay. i will be there." she said watching from her rear-view mirror as William walked to his car and shortly after Caleb also came.
" Hey! i dont have a driver. Give me a lift." the stumbling Caleb got inside William's car without an answer. William rolled his eyes but didnt say anything getting inside too.
Meanwhile, Lisa stared at the scene with a shocked reaction. " They are even going back home together??" she got out of the car, getting impatient about what Ray had in store for her.
" Lisa!!?" her friends called her once she came back, " where the hell were you?"
" Oh, i had an urgent call. I will come back after having a talk with Ray, okay?" she said and went to the bar, finally sitting on the chair as Ray came to her. " so, what did they talk about?"
" They seemed to be having a lover's quarrel." he clasped his hands dreamily.
This made Lisa roll her eyes, " One of them is freaking engaged with my step sister!!"
Ray blinked multiple times, " o-oh...i thought they were dating."
" Just say what they were talking about." Lisa was losing her patience already.
" Fine." he continued, " they kept saying Julie Julie...."
She raised her brows, "....Julie?" Didnt their relationship get bad because of her?
" Yeah and they even mentioned golden party something."
How were they connected? she thought to herself. were they planning a memorial for her?
" I didnt hear much but they said her name was on the invitation list and something about his fault why Julie suffered?" he tilted his head, " And they even almost had a commotion here! but the stopped right when things were getting heated....too bad."
" Name on the invitation list?? Julie's?" Lisa was wide eyed. This couldnt be possible...she was dead. The Julia Wilson....is dead.
" Yeah? saying she came back after a long vacation....why you know her?" Ray looked at her worried, " Lisa? you okay....you look pale..."
She suddenly stood up, startling him and held his hands tightly. " I will give you hefty tips, DONT say this to ANYBODY!! understand??"
Ray shrugged, " Of course, i wont say it to anyone. I dont know who are they nor my friends knows them."
" I am being Very serious." Lisa spoke in a low voice, " Dont even mention a Word about today."
Ray suddenly felt creeps down his spine and nodded. She sat back down on the chair still thinking about their talk.
" So, Julia Wilson is actually alive."
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