Her Precious Baby

“Are you afraid, Ms. Sorelle?” came Evander’s teasing voice.

Upon turning her head and seeing his icy gaze, Angeline fumed. In the end, she gritted out, “Who’s afraid? I’ll drink it!”

Isn’t it just a drink? Who’s afraid now?

At that, she stood up and grabbed a glass from the table before turning toward Evander.

“Mr. Golding, a glass for you. Thank you for your care all this while. It’ll be great if I get to work with you again.”

Only Evander could understand the sarcasm in Angeline’s words.

Evander raised his glass as well. Yet, at that moment, Angeline leaned forward to wrap her arm around his neck and held the glass behind him.

“Wow!” the crowd cheered.

When Evander smelled the pungent scent of alcohol wafting off her, he frowned and said, “Drink lesser.”

His words made tears well up in his eyes, and a self-deprecating curl appeared on her lips.

“Mr. Golding, you’re so sweet with your fiancée, but you still have the heart to care about others?”

Evander’s furrowed brows relaxed when he heard Angeline’s response. Even his lips curled.

He finally figured out why Angeline had a scowl the entire night. When he thought about the flask in the trash can, a knot that had been in Evander’s mind came undone.

Meanwhile, Angeline downed the wine and sat back on her seat before angrily wiping the remnant wine off the corner of her lips.

Seriously?

Why did I have to say those things earlier? What does Evander’s matter have anything to do with me?

After that, Angeline seemed to have gotten a streak of bad luck. She kept losing in the game, but she learned her lesson. She would rather drink than take another dare.

A few glasses of wine later, Angeline began to find the world spinning around her. She even stumbled when she rose to her feet.

“You’ve had one glass too many,” came the familiar voice by her ear.

waist, and Angeline fell into his warm

need your

she was a little too drunk, for her words of anger sounded

and without giving her a chance to struggle

Angeline back to the

dumbfounded by

“I’m not going to—”

back down her throat. Evander then took her bag from the chair

There are already rumors about us being in a relationship, and

of the hotel. Before she could come back to her senses, she was thrown in the

“Ow, that hurts…”

still

his towering figure and grabbed one of

throat. After a long while, she finally found her

I have my freedom even since I’m single. Also, this is after work hours.

“Do you not know how

she heard that. Did you just say I

her veins boosted her courage, and the aggrieved feelings

apologized, but he’s also the one who’s making it

her throat, and she snapped, “Mr. Golding, I don’t think my matters require your concern. You were the one who stopped me from interacting with Floretta. I have

but the irritation in him

you should be

he gripped Angeline’s chin and leaned closer to

so great that Angeline could not speak. Her back was pressed hard against the seat, and she dared not move at all.

“Why are you crying?”

found his heart hurting from the sight of the misery in her eyes.

Why can’t I bear to see Angeline’s tears at all? I resent her, but I can’t bring myself to keep attacking her

a sudden, her lips were sealed by a pair of cold lips. Her eyes widened, and she stared at his face

him away, the man pried her mouth open,

suddenly Angeline’s face flushed bright red. The scent of alcohol in

know why the kiss somehow made her calm

Honk—

sounds of car honking came

to her senses and stopped Evander’s wandering hands. After shoving him away, she slapped him, her embarrassment