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.”

voice came from beside her, followed by an arm with fluid muscle lines stretching out from the duvet to circle Xaviera’s slender waist. The world spun and she

Xaviera was dazed.

Swallowing, Xaviera felt the body underneath the duvet, her face turned pale, “Caleb, where are my

you wear clothes to

half asleep, tried to pull Xaviera into his

his arm.

“…F***!”

Caleb was instantly awake.

fixed on

how you

Benefactor?

Xaviera was confused.

were drunk yesterday, one drop and you were out.” More accurately, it was in one

hadn’t been for me discovering it in time,

the floor

day, you would have been feverish and unconscious. Certainly

as you are now.”

hazy consciousness yesterday, she did see Caleb rushing

none of these were reasons

undress her!

leg, delivered a kick, and with a

furious:

lifted her chin defiantly:

her, Caleb took a deep breath to calm himself. Hearing the commotion in the room, a servant hesitantly knocked on the door,

Miss Coriell? Who?

at Caleb, only to see him frowning and getting up from the floor. He glared at

minutes later, Caleb emerged from

saw Xaviera still lying motionless on the bed. His anger surged once more. This woman always seemed

have guests downstairs, tidy yourself up and

asked, “Is this Coriell, the one you ran away from at your

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