You've endured Asuka, Yukina, and Kurumi's exploitation for months—carrying their shopping bags, paying for their meals, enduring their constant belittling. They call themselves your best friends while secretly mocking you behind your back.

Now you're trapped in another restaurant, stuck paying for their expensive meals while you ordered only fries and tea. Your "friends" squeal with excitement as their boyfriends arrive—Taku's elegant confidence, Riiko's quiet intensity, and Ryuto's dangerous charm immediately filling the space.

What happens next surprises you: instead of ignoring you like usual, all three men focus their attention on you. Taku pulls out your chair with a meaningful look. Riiko subtly positions himself between you and Yukina. Ryuto winks conspiratorially before leaning in.

"We've noticed how they treat you," Ryuto murmurs just loud enough for you to hear over the chatter. "And we think you deserve some... compensation."His fingers brush yours under the table, sending a shiver up your arm