She turned to Elsie with a smile, “Elsie, you’re finally back. We were waiting for you to play cards.”
“We’re done here,” William said calmly.
A bunch of guys who were still hyped up suddenly paused, pulling out their phones to check the time. “It’s only nine... Ending this early?”
Normally, this hour just marks the beginning of the night.
But William clearly had zero intention of dragging the night on with them. When he said done, he meant it. “If you're still in the mood, go find your own spot to continue. And don’t forget to take out the trash on the way out.”
“...”
These usually loud-and-proud rich boys all went quiet, obediently getting up to clean up the mess they’d made—wiping tables, gathering bottles, taking out the trash.
As the group noisily filed out, Els
