Chapter 69: Found You

|| Aaron || Stupid Awards show. Why did it have to be on the same day as my birthday? Ugh, why did my birthday have to be on the same day as it? Why couldn't Mom give birth to me a day later or sooner? My brain must be malfunctioning by this point. Why am I getting affected by something that I didn't care about at all in the first place? Currently, I was drinking at the bar counter where I first met Veronica. It has been my favorite bar even before I met her. The blaring music here hurt my ears, but it at least helped me stay distracted. I escaped the mansion with the excuse of night jogging, but my plan is to stay here until two or three in the morning so that I'm not home when the clock hits twelve. It was almost midnight now, a few minutes left to go. I was humming to the song while tinkering with my glass. All of a sudden, a pair of arms snaked over my shoulder and locked around my neck. My heart almost leaped out of my chest at the gentle yet privacy-invading gesture. My fi