A Night of Desire

"Seth, who are you trying to pursue? No, that’s not the point. The point is, you have the nerve to brazenly ask us how to pursue a woman?! Aren’t you afraid Clara will find out?

No, no, no, that’s not the point either. The point is you already have Clara, yet you’re thinking about pursuing another woman? Forget Clara not allowing it, I won’t let you hurt her like this!"

Linden Jennings also grew serious, saying earnestly, "That’s right, Seth. Clara’s a good woman. You can’t do her wrong."

Seth Quinn shot them an amused sidelong glance. "What are you two thinking? How could I possibly hurt Clara? I’d do you two wrong before I ever did her wrong!"

"Tch..."

The two of them rolled their eyes at him in unison and sat up properly again. ’They knew he was the type to put his partner before his pals!’

"Then what do you mean?" Linden Jennings asked, confused.

"Never mind what I mean. Just tell me if you have any ideas or not."

Before Linden Jennings could speak, River Sterling, who was sitting with his legs crossed, said dismissively, "What’s so hard about that? Just throw money at her. If that doesn’t work, just throw her over your shoulder, toss her in bed, and win her over that way. It’s just that simple and crude!"

Seth Quinn pursed his lips and said nothing. ’He also wanted to just throw her over his shoulder, toss her in bed, and win her over, but the problem was, he couldn’t use that move on her!’

Linden Jennings shot River Sterling a glare. "What kind of terrible idea is that? Seth, don’t listen to him."

"How is that a terrible idea? This is the wisdom I’ve gathered from years of chasing women. It’s the most effective method, never fails! Even with that difficult one..." River Sterling retorted, unwilling to back down, but he snapped his mouth shut when he realized he’d almost let something slip.

"Even with that difficult what?" Seeing him stop so abruptly, Linden Jennings looked at him and asked, confused.

"...Ah, it’s nothing. Anyway, my point is, no matter how difficult a woman is, these two moves are a guaranteed success. Seth, just follow my method. If you fail, it’s on me!" River Sterling quickly tried to shift Linden Jennings’ attention back to Seth Quinn.

"Tch, your methods are for women you just play around with and dump. For a woman you truly love and want to spend the rest of your life with, you have to show genuine heart and sincerity. Understand?" Linden Jennings strongly disagreed with his advice. "Hey, Seth, who are you actually trying to pursue? You’re not... you’re not trying to pursue Clara all over again, are you?"

He had just been guessing casually, but when he saw Seth Quinn raise an eyebrow without saying anything, both he and River Sterling were suddenly stunned again.

"You two are an old married couple, and you’re still playing these romantic games?" River Sterling said, slapping his thigh. "Then just do what I said—throw her over your shoulder, toss her in bed, and win her over. Problem solved!"

Linden Jennings, however, looked at Seth Quinn with a smile and asked, "This must be Clara’s idea, right?" ’Seth doesn’t have a romantic bone in his body; he could never think of such a romantic game.’

Seth Quinn glanced at him and said slowly, "She said that I never pursued her, that we never dated before we got married. She wants to experience what it feels like to be pursued and to date someone."

"Ah, women... they all love romance. Since she’s the one who brought it up, you need to show her your sincerity and genuine feelings even more, to really move her.

Hey, Seth, back when you got married, you never properly proposed, did you? In that case, you should just plan a huge, grand gesture. Propose to her all over again at the same time. I guarantee Clara will be so moved she’ll be a sobbing mess."

With that, Linden Jennings beckoned to Seth Quinn and River Sterling. "Come on, come on, let’s plan this out together for you."