novelraw Chapter 649: Bro is straight, you have no chance!
Chapter 649: Bro is straight, you have no chance!
Johan Niles suppressed a belly full of curses, putting on a fake smile: "Yeah, I’m really going to miss it!""How about you join me, and we’ll all stay at Connor’s place! We’ve got nothing going on tonight, let’s have some barbecue and drink some booze! Drink until we’re totally smashed!"
Johan couldn’t hold in his disdain any longer: "Why are you always thinking about drinking? Boozehound?"
"I haven’t touched a drop of alcohol in five years! It’s rare for me to get out of the army, of course I want to drink to my heart’s content!"
"Aren’t you afraid you’ll get drunk and mess things up?"
"I never get drunk no matter how much I drink! I won’t mess anything up! I plan to have a good discussion with Master Hound about Austin Winters and gather more information on him."
"There’s no need to go to Connor’s place, I know a barbecue spot, I’ll go with you!"
Lucas Chambers lowered his head, closely examining Johan Niles’ face.
He stared for so long that Johan started feeling uncomfortable all over: "Why are you looking at me?"
"You seem a bit off today."
Johan’s heart lurched up to his throat, trying to appear normal: "How am I being odd?"
"Last night you couldn’t stand me, and today you’re attached at my hip, wanting to accompany me everywhere. You even refuse to let me sleep at Master Hound’s place."
Lucas ruffled his hair: "You’ve fallen for me? But I’m straight, so you’re out of luck!"
With that remark, Johan felt relieved!
He was worried Lucas might be into guys!
Since Lucas is straight, Johan relaxed and hugged Lucas’s waist: "I hit it off with Major Chambers instantly! Feels like meeting a long-lost brother!"
Lucas was so startled by his sudden hug that he froze for a few seconds, glancing at Johan and then at Connor: "Is he always this emotionally unstable? One moment hostile, the next overly friendly?"
Connor shook his head: "No, Doctor Niles’ emotions have always been stable, only fluctuating after you arrived."
It’s not like you didn’t force him into it!
Natalie Niles is staying at his place, no way he dares let Lucas in!
Even if Natalie were hidden away, with Lucas’s keen senses he’d definitely notice something off!
"My place is small, there’s no spare bedroom for you, so you should stay with Johan!"
"No worries, I’m really good at roughing it, I can share a bed with you!"
Connor blatantly lied: "My bed is very small, can’t fit two people."
"Then I’ll sleep on the couch."
"I don’t have a couch."
"Then I’ll lay out on the floor!"
"No spare blankets for you to use."
Lucas hesitated: "Are you really that poor? Is Young Master Hunter being stingy with your pay?"
"Not at all, Young Master is quite generous, I’ve just been saving money for getting married and retiring later. Plus, I’m rarely home anyway, so I haven’t furnished much."
Connor shrugged: "Of course, if you insist on coming to sleep over, you’re welcome. I’ll just give you my bed while I sleep on the street."
"No, no, no!"
Lucas, rendered defenseless by Connor’s pitiful act, Connor had always led a tough life. He never broke the frugal habits even after following Harry Hunter, always knew how to live well, never spent money recklessly.
He claimed his place was small with no couch, which Lucas believed—not knowing that Harry had gifted Connor a villa years ago, big enough to house ten of him without feeling crowded.
"Alright, I’ll sleep with Johan tonight!"
Lucas wrapped his arms around Johan, and then Connor: "Come on, let me treat you guys to barbecue! We can talk about that jerk Austin Winters!"