"Nice Vale? I will make sure to remember your name."
Zane nodded, as if committing the name to memory before he continued.
"Well then, Nico, I have an offer for you. If you don't have anywhere else to be, why don't you join our party for a while?"
Liam didn't hesitate when he answered.
"No."
Zane blinked, clearly not expecting such an immediate and blunt rejection.
"Just like that? You're not even going to think about it for a bit?"
"Yes."
Ethan let out an irritated scoff.
"Wow. Could you be any ruder?"
Liam glanced at him but didn't respond.
Elaine, while quieter, frowned slightly at Liam's lack of consideration.
"You don't have to say it like that…"
She mumbled.
Zane sighed, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Alright, alright. No need to start a fight. Look, I get it. You're not interested, and that's fine. I won't push"