Chapter 447

The room erupted in laughter.

"Let's add all of them in here! And just in case he doesn’t like women—"

"—We should throw in some gorgeous men too!"

"Perfect! I’ve got just the collection for that!"

"What is it? Show me!"

"Hahaha! This is gold! Not bad at all!"

The girls were having a blast scrolling through videos, but they were too young to truly understand what kind of man Dominic Blackwood was.

Lucas Grant remained unfazed, even amused by their antics. Dominic wouldn’t lose even if they bombarded him with explicit content.

Adrian Vaughn approached Evelyn Thorne and Sophie Mercer, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. "I couldn’t say no when Lucas asked for the location. He’s my senior… He didn’t mention Dominic would be here, but even if he had, I would’ve let them come!"

Sophie shot him a glare. "Explaining now doesn’t change what you did."

Adrian flashed a nervous grin. "I was worried you’d be mad, especially you, Evelyn…"

"They’re your friends. It’s normal to invite them. I don’t mind," Evelyn said calmly.

Gratitude flickered in Adrian’s eyes. "You’re so understanding, Evelyn! But just to be clear, I didn’t invite them. They invited themselves."

Of course, he couldn’t admit he’d secretly taken a photo of Evelyn—that would reveal he was the reason Lucas and Dominic had shown up in the first place.

Sophie’s gaze slid toward Dominic, cold and assessing.

It was obvious why Dominic had come. If Evelyn hadn’t been here, he wouldn’t have bothered.

"You two should sit on the couch! Aren’t your legs tired from standing?" Adrian suggested.

"Evelyn doesn’t want to sit there," Sophie said flatly. She had tried to guide Evelyn toward the couch earlier, but Evelyn had refused, moving to a spot where Dominic couldn’t see her.

"Fine, I’ll grab chairs for you." Adrian quickly fetched two chairs.

Once seated, Sophie leaned in and whispered, "I saw your heart rate spike to a hundred during the challenge. Hah! You’re totally into him!"

Evelyn had regained her composure completely. "It’s still within normal range as long as it’s under a hundred."

Sophie smirked. "If Dominic hadn’t barged in, your heart rate would’ve skyrocketed past that!"

"Doesn’t matter. It didn’t."

"Come on, Evelyn, are you falling for Eric? He’s so obedient around you—he’d spoil you rotten if you let him!"

Evelyn cringed.

"I admire him. And yes, I like his face. But that’s not romantic. You’re his fan too—does that mean you don’t love Adrian? Stop joking like that. I don’t want scandal headlines."

Sophie sighed and nodded.

Soon, Elise and the others had gathered their videos, and Dominic’s challenge was about to begin.

"Evelyn, do you think he’ll lose?" Sophie asked.

"No idea."

Just then, the screen lit up with a couple tangled in a heated kiss on a bed. Evelyn’s cheeks burned.

She couldn’t even imagine Dominic’s reaction.