📍Venue: The Grand Asterion Hotel — Charity Gala
Glittering chandeliers. Red carpet. Silk gowns. Billionaires sipping champagne like it's bottled power.
Pete arrives, dressed in sleek black.
But by his side? Not Mek.
It's Rose—in a backless crimson dress, lips smirking like sin.
The cameras explode.
> "Mr. Thanawan, your date tonight?"
"Old family friend," Pete says coolly.
Rose wraps her hand tighter around his arm.
> "Old... but unforgettable."
Meanwhile, across the city—
Mek sits alone.
He's in jeans, hoodie, scrolling his feed.
And there it is:
Pete. Rose. Together.
Flashing smiles.
His heart clenches.
> "Why didn't he tell me?" he mutters.
His phone buzzes.
Text from Rose:
> "Thought you should see what real love looks like. 😊💋"
Mek throws his phone.
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📍Inside the Gala
Pete leans over to whisper, "This means nothing."
Rose smiles for the cameras, but hisses through her teeth:
> "Say that again in front of your father."
Pete stiffens.
Just then, Rose's father walks up—with Pete's dad.
The two powerful men toast glasses, smug.
> "Look at our children," one says.
"Perfect match."
Pete forces a smile.
But his eyes—searching for someone else.
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📍Mek's Apartment (Later That Night)
Door unlocks. Pete enters.
> "Why didn't you come?"
Mek's on the couch, cold expression.
> "Because I wasn't invited."
Pete kneels.
> "I didn't want her. I wanted you."
> "But you went with her."
Pete grabs Mek's face.
> "Only my body was there. My heart stayed with you."
Mek's voice breaks.
> "Then why does it hurt like hell?"
Pete leans closer.
> "Because you love me."
> "And I hate that I do."