Chapter 37

“Seems like you’re pretty capable, huh?”

Josef wrapped his arms tightly around Eleanor’s waist and planted a hard kiss on her face. “Tell me, babe, what do you want as a reward?”

Eleanor, with her hand covering the kissed cheek, calmly said, “I don’t want any reward. I just want you to get your men out of my friend’s wedding room.”

“Alright.”

Josef immediately pulled out his phone, made a call, and told his men to leave.

It was only after this that Eleanor let out a sigh of relief. She turned around, picked up the drugged glass of wine, and handed it to Josef.

“Mr. Caporal, I brought you this wine. Let’s drink it together”

“Drink?”

Josef frowned slightly, surprised that she would invite him to drink.

Josef, somewhat taken aback, thought Eleanor might have had a change of heart and quickly leaned in to ask, “What, you’ve finally come around? Now you’ll let me touch you?”

get suspicious, Eleanor maintained her previous demeanor, coldly saying, “You misunderstood. I told you before, I don’t want you touching me, that’s

like her response, “Then why are you asking me to drink

frowned, “I’m just inviting you for a drink to show my gratitude, as you’ve spared me twice and not only did you not touch me, but you also trust me so much.

by Eleanor like that, Josef felt like

that’s the case, then I’ll join you for a drink.”

took the wine glass she offered.

too nervous and her fingers

noticed that something

calmly took the glass but didn’t drink it. Instead, he looked at

put on a good show, but her quickened heartbeat gave her

“You drink first.”

the wine glass back to Eleanor.

that something was

drumming heart, pretending it was no big deal,

bottle. I know the taste isn’t great, but if you don’t like it,

Eleanor turned around and walked over to the phone.

Josef’s suspicions, and he

never tried cheap wine before. Changing it up

Chapter 37

took the wine glass from her hand once more, gently licked the lipstick mark on the brim, and

to

appeared completely natural with not a trace of panic, he

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