"Chloe, tell us if you're still a virgin," Kyle pressed.

Chloe's face went pale. She instinctively looked to Horrace, perhaps because he'd protected her recently, making her dependent on him.

But he acted like an outsider, calmly sipping his drink without even glancing at her, as if none of this concerned him.

Chloe's heart sank. Of course—even if his engagement wasn't real, he never planned to have a real relationship with her.

"Hurry up with your answer. Don't ...