Olivia smiled, trying to appease Eugene. “Don’t worry about it. We’re just having a good time. Hearing the lovey-dovey conversations agitated Aleena. She swore she was going to make Olivia pay today. She came up with a plan. “Does this mean you’ll drink as much as I do?”. Olivia nodded. “You said it!”. Eugene was feeling uneasy. “Are you sure you can do this? Don’t force yourself if you can’t. Olivia smiled. “It’s fine since she’s your friend. Aleena followed up, “She’s right. This is between us women. Eugene, please leave us alone. As she continued, she put the wine glass up in the air. “Here’s to you, Miss Maxwell!”. Aleena drank red wine, so did Olivia, who simultaneously downed it. Aleena topped up the glasses again

“Miss Maxwell, I like that! Let me offer you another toast!”. Olivia had a gentle smile on her face while she downed it once again. Though unspoken, many around them could tell that it was a competition. Sitting in the corner, Nicole gave Aleena a disapproving look and shook her head. Why can’t she hold in her anger? Now that’s she competing in front of Eugene, he’s going to blame her if she beats Olivia. If she loses, she’s going to be embarrassed; either way, that’s pure stupidity. Eugene began to look worried. Even though he did not know how well Olivia could drink, he knew well what a big drinker Aleena was. He reckoned he might not even be able to beat her. Alex could not take his e yes off the two women as h e watched the show unfold. Hayden w as intri gued too. The person who was the most at ease had to be Nathan, who co uld not stop putting fruit in his mouth with a fork. Whoever competed with Olivia to drink was digging themselves a grave. They all had different thoug hts about the situation as t he two women were competing. After a while, Aleena fe lt slightly tipsy, and s he was missing her focus. However, she still kept herself together as she could tell that Olivia was a big drinker and that she might not be able to beat her. Since the competition had begun, and Oli via had made a statement, Aleena would n ot give in until one of them passed out. Now, they were unto their fo urth bottle of wine, and the competition still carried on. Meanwhile, Eugene appeared to be as relaxed as Nathan; he looked laid-back as he leaned agains t his seat while he picked up a slice of apple. Gradually, Alex lost interest t oo as it seemed like there would not be an ending any time soon

“Let’s sing some thing! Nathan, si ng us something!” . Nathan agreed and shouted at the server, “Can someo ne play ‘My Girl’ for me?” . Very quickly, a familiar melo dy sounded out, . I’ve got su nshine on a cloudy day. When it ’s cold outside, . I’ve got the mont h of May. I gues s you’ d say, . What can m ake me fee l this way? . My girl, my girl, my girl… . Talkin’ bout m y girl, . My gi rl… . When the song finished, Hayd en and Nicole went on stage and sang “Unchained Melody”. While they were having fun singing on stage, th e two women were still aggressively competing wi th each other. No one knew who was going to win. There were now five empty wine bottles on the table and a goo d number of empty beer bottles. Meanwhile, Aleena wa s lying on the table , not moving at all. Olivia nudged her. “Are yo u still drinking? If not, I ’m going to call it a day. Aleena pushed herself to sit up and drowsily looked her in the eye. “Ye s, I won’t stop until you pass out!”