First Kiss

The music in the bar was deafening, and the constantly changing lights enhanced people's intoxication.

In an open booth at a corner sat a bunch of people playing Truth or Dare.

A spinning bottle on the table finally stopped and pointed to the indifferent Thomas Ruiz.

Seeing the unlucky man, everyone started to raise his voice.

"Come on, Truth or Dare?"

"Can I pass?" Thomas asked indifferently.

Brian Shaw deliberately teased, "No way! How about I help you make the choice? Say Dare!"

"I'll choose Truth!" He knew that shit would happen when Brian was around.

"Since you've made your choice, there you have it!" A cankered smile lingered on Brian's face.

"Blast him!" The others incited.

"How old were you when you got laid? With whom? How many times?" Brian arched his eyebrow mischievously at Thomas and asked.

"I'll choose Dare!" Thomas instantly pulled a long face.

Brian almost laughed his ass off as he knew that Thomas was still a virgin. He deliberately asked a question that Thomas dared not answer and anticipated his change of mind. "Let me think about the punishment."

Brian looked around the bar until his eyes landed on Michelle Shaw who was drinking alone. He pointed in her direction, "Thomas, I've found a beauty for you. How about you have a passionate kiss with that woman?"

"Another option?" Thomas's dashing eyebrows furrowed as he was repulsive to such a vulgar thing.

"That's how Dare is played. Thomas, are you going to spoil the fun?" Brian intentionally made it hard for Thomas.

"Am I?" Thomas suddenly stood up, adjusted his shirt, pulled off the sleeves, and buttoned up the cufflinks.

"It's just a kiss, easy." Brian waited to watch the fun.

Thomas strode up in Michelle's direction.

At that moment, she was resting her cheek on her palm and shaking a glass of wine.

The amber liquid inside tinted the transparent glass.

Her mind wandered when her wrist was suddenly gripped and her body was pulled up.

Startled by the sudden lift, she instantly sobered up from her drowsiness.

Before she could scream, her red lips were gagged. She gaped at the enlarged handsome face but could not see him clearly. What... what was going on? This was but her first kiss!

Her brains shut down for seconds before she quickly pushed the man away and slapped him in his pretty face.

It was her instinctive reaction. The man took advantage of her and even stole her first kiss. This was an outrage.

Thomas was stunned by the slap. It was the first time that he got beaten. Looked like he shouldn't have played this game. He was bent on punishing Brian when he got back.

"Psycho..." Michelle gnashed her teeth.

Michelle glared at Thomas's flawless face and got shocked.

She hadn't expected the pert kisser to be so hot. In her initial view, it could be an ugly old man.

After all, most hot guys were never short of women. Why would he kiss her by force for no reason?

Thomas rubbed the corner of his mouth that hurt and went numb. This woman was so tough. He could barely feel his face.

Thomas took a glance at Michelle, his eye expression changing, "Sorry to offend you, but I didn't really kiss you!"

The man's sexy and attractive voice snapped her out of a daze, and she felt frustrated with her infatuation at such a moment as she was the victim here!

Michelle took a deep breath to enhance her aura. Even though he was hot, she shouldn't let him go easily, "What, do you think I have no feelings?"

Thomas felt wronged as he was the one who lost his feelings.

But he didn't show it on the surface and still looked elegantly indifferent.

"See?" Thomas extended the thumb of his right hand and asked blandly.

Michelle took a look at his thumb but had no clue. Was he showing off his fine finger?

"What?"

"Your lipstick is still stuck on my finger. It was just cheating!"

"Cheating?" Michelle looked at the man incredulously and then a smear of red on his thumb. It was indeed marred lipstick.

Michelle was in a trance when the man suddenly bent over and whispered in her ear, "Thank you for helping me, but I hope you can put on the whole show with me!"

"Huh?" Michelle didn't get him at all.

Thomas's voice was very pleasant, unforgettable, sexy, and seductive.

His body was emitting a refreshing mint fragrance mixed with a faint wine aroma.

There was a tinge of intoxication in his coolness.

"The game is not over yet, and I hope you can work with me. I promise you'll be unscathed."

His unique charm was so enchanting that Michelle followed his lead like a puppet.

As Michelle didn't reject, Thomas suddenly held her smooth and elastic cheeks with his hands and placed his thumb on her tender lips.

Then his sexy thin lips landed on his own thumb.

His breaths assailed her nostrils, and she began to crave the unique, strong hormone.

When Michelle lost herself, the man suddenly let go of her slender waist.

His eyes remained cold and emotionless. "Sorry to offend you, it's just a game. I hope you won't take it seriously." He apologized.

Thomas glanced at the bottles of wine on the table. Looked like this woman was quite a drinker. After drinking so much, she remained sober. "Your bills today are on me. Take it as a little compensation!"

Following his words, the man turned away without the slightest sentiment.

Michelle froze there. This was the first time that she got so close to a man, and her racing heartbeat would not slow down.

She was supposed to be angry. After all, she was taken advantage of for no reason. Somehow, she didn't blame the man at all.

Michelle just wanted to slap herself for her infatuation. Did she forego her principles just because the man looked hot?

She attributed her inaction against his harassment to her intoxication.

Forget it! She dismissed the thought. After all, the man didn't really kiss her, and she slapped him. They were even, right?

Thomas returned to the booth where his companions started to heckle frantically.

Even Brian was surprised that Thomas actually kissed that woman. In fact, he just tried to tease and embarrass the man.

In his impression, Thomas would never take the initiative to do that kind of thing.

What went wrong with him today? He got drunk and set himself free?

"Thomas, I really didn't expect you to be such an open-minded man."

Ignoring the man, Thomas picked up his glass, tossed off the wine, and spoke coldly, "I still have unfinished business, gotta go!"

Following his words, he scooped up his car key and went out of the bar.

His female playmates looked enviously at Michelle.

"That woman is so enviable and lucky to be kissed by Mr. Ruiz. How I wish I could be her!"

"Agreed, I'm dying to know how it feels like to make out with Mr. Ruiz?" Another woman nodded.

"It was all your fault. How could you ask Mr. Ruiz to kiss another woman? Why didn't you ask him to kiss me? This is irritating! Such a benefit was wasted on another woman. She's so lucky." She glared at Brian.

Brian helplessly shook his head. Nowadays, women were unbearably active!

"It was just a kiss. What's the big deal? If you want to make out, I can grant your wish!" Following his words, he pursed his lips.

"Stay away from me, disgusting. Your lips have kissed countless women. Who would want it from you?" The woman immediately blocked his mouth with her hand.

"You are particularly picky about me. If Thomas kept changing his girlfriend, you wouldn't mind it, right?" Brian couldn't bear with their double standard.

"How could it be the same? Mr. Ruiz is a heartthrob and would never be so promiscuous as you!"

"Don't you know that cats hide their claws?"

The next day...

Michelle had a hangover and a splitting headache from overdrinking last night.

The thought of going to work worsened her headache. Troubled by the lawsuit, she knew not how to fix it.

She had consulted the lawyers, but all of them found her chance of winning slim.

Be it background or reputation, she was far inferior to the other party. How could she beat the famous luxury company in court?

But if she lost, she would have to pay a huge amount of compensation.

Her career was still at the early stage while most of her wage went to the rent and the college fee of her little brother. She could hardly make ends meet for each month.

Other people might admire her for being a fabulous jewelry designer with a high income.

As a matter of fact, fresh workers like her could barely provide for themselves, not to mention having any money for lawsuits and compensation.