45 Chapter Forty–five: Green Tea

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He stared at Xaviera Evans’s red lips for a long while, leaned in slightly, and spoke coaxingly in a deliberately low voice, “I can make the hangover–cure soup taste less bitter. Would you like to try it?” @

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Xaviera, her mind numbed by the alcohol, processed his words slowly: “Really…?”

“Of course it’s real.” Caleb Mamet betrayed no hint of guilt for beguiling a drunk person, he pointed to his lips and solemnly said, “Kiss me, and you’ll be able to taste the sweet hangover soup.”

Xaviera snorted, “Liar.”

Xaviera, after drinking, was softer and cuter than usual. Caleb swallowed, took a sip of the hangover soup, and without a word, brought his lips to hers.

The lingering scent of alcohol and the sweetness of the soup immediately mixed together.

The bowl of hangover soup was fed, sip by sip, from Caleb into Xaviera’s mouth. At the end, he rested his

forehead against hers and asked in a husky voice, “Is it

bitter?”

Xaviera’s eyes shone moistly, the corners of her eyes were a deep red. Hearing Caleb’s words, she unconsciously shook her head: “Not bitter, sweet.” As she angled her pink tongue to lick the corner of her mouth, Caleb’s breath hitched.

Apparently sensing some sort of danger signal, Xaviera’s blurred eyes slowly cleared. Caleb, having regained his strength, saw her gazing at him in suspicion and couldn’t help but chuckle, “So, now you are on guard? Don’t you think it’s a bit late?”

The next day, Xaviera jumped out of bed. Did she remember drinking alcohol last night?!

“It’s still early, sleep a little longer.”

muscle lines stretching out from the duvet to circle Xaviera’s slender waist. The

Xaviera was dazed.

why was Caleb here?! Swallowing, Xaviera felt the

wear clothes to

pull Xaviera

his arm.

“…F***!”

Caleb was instantly awake.

Xaviera, her eyes fixed on him, his handsome face bore a

how

Benefactor?

Xaviera was confused.

drunk yesterday, one drop and you

me

the floor all night, and by the

would

as you are now.”

During her hazy consciousness

these were

undress her!

and with a crash, Caleb was kicked off

furious:

lifted her chin

to strangle her, Caleb took a deep breath to calm himself. Hearing the commotion in the room, a servant hesitantly knocked on the door, “Mr. Mamet, Madam, are

Miss Coriell? Who?

instinctively looked at Caleb, only to see him frowning and getting up from the floor.

later, Caleb

Xaviera still lying motionless on the bed. His anger surged once more. This

downstairs, tidy yourself

at Caleb and asked, “Is this Coriell,

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