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.

thin waist, and Angeline fell into his warm arms. Her eyes were bloodshot when she looked at

don’t need

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

grabbed her arm again, and without giving her a chance to struggle anymore, he aggressively wrapped his arms

send Angeline back to the hotel first,” Evander said,

were all dumbfounded by Evander’s actions, but

“I’m not going to—”

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

us

hotel. Before she could come

“Ow, that hurts…”

still

his towering figure and grabbed one of her fidgeting hands.

questioning tone tightened Angeline’s throat. After a long while,

have my freedom even since I’m single. Also, this is after work hours. This shouldn’t be your business,

expression darken even further. “Do you not know how to have some

Did you just say I have

veins boosted her courage, and the aggrieved

who’s making it seem like those

require your concern. You were the one who stopped me from interacting with Floretta. I have no right to be around someone as high and mighty as you, so I’m

bereft of words from her angry outburst, but the irritation in him only turned

the way you should be speaking to

gripped Angeline’s chin and

speak. Her back was pressed hard against the seat, and she dared not move

“Why are you crying?”

the sight of the misery

it. 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

on the man’s chest to push him away, the man pried her

Angeline’s face flushed bright red. The scent of alcohol in the car was strong. Even

the kiss somehow made her

Honk—

sounds of car honking came

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