Stand Me Up? I'll Marry His Billionaire Uncle novel Chapter 201

Caleb glanced at his phone. “It’s taking longer—I’d say fifteen minutes.”

Julian replied, “Makes sense. First time and all.”

Stellan Lawson couldn’t be bothered to humor Alexander Novak. What was the point of talking to someone who didn’t even have a girlfriend?

He strolled over to the jukebox, long fingers scrolling across the touchscreen.

Sunny Carrington arched a brow, surprised that Stellan was actually picking a song.

A second later, she realized she’d given him too much credit.

“Caleb, you don’t even have a girlfriend—what are you glued to your phone for?” Stellan called out loudly.

Caleb jumped, quickly flipping his phone over and sinking into the couch, trying to hide.

Stellan’s eyes narrowed with lazy indifference. “Come over and pick a song for me.”

Sunny was speechless.

Caleb looked just as lost.

“What do you want to sing, boss Lawson?”

Honestly, even Sunny couldn’t recall ever hearing Mr. Stellan sing. Every time they came to the club, he wouldn’t sing, and he’d get annoyed if they turned up the volume too high. If asked, he’d just reply icily, “You sound terrible.”

Stellan arched an eyebrow. “Pick ‘I Will Always Love You’ for me.”

Alexander gaped. “Wait, boss Lawson, I just got dumped—are you sure that’s appropriate? Besides, that’s a duet!”

His look all but said, Do you even understand what you’re singing?

Without batting an eye, Stellan handed a microphone to Sunny. “Let’s sing it together.”

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Was she allowed to refuse?

“Babe, your time to shine,” Stellan said, his earlier words echoing in Sunny’s mind. So this was what he meant by “showing off.”

Well, why not.

Sunny took the mic. She’d sung this song before, back in college during a campus singing competition, performing the duet with her class president. They’d won third place—not bad, all things considered.

Stellan finished “You Are So Beautiful,” immediately followed by “Love Story.” Unwilling to be outdone, Alexander picked “We Don’t Talk Anymore.”

But in the end, Stellan shamelessly finished him off with a heartfelt “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”

“That’s it, I’m done. No more singing!” Alexander threw his hands up in defeat.

Stellan, still riding high, asked, “Why stop now?”

“My wife and I are basically giving you all a free concert—don’t you want more?”

Enough already. Even Sunny was starting to feel secondhand embarrassment.

She tugged on Stellan’s sleeve. “Let’s go home. I’m tired.”

He stood up right away, grabbing his jacket from the sofa. “Yeah, we’ll head out. You guys can keep singing.”

Caleb and Julian just stared at each other.

Then both shot Alexander a glare: Why’d you invite that jerk anyway?

All he did was make us look bad!