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.

hand steadily held her thin waist, and Angeline fell into his warm arms. Her eyes were

need

too drunk, for her words of

chance to struggle

I’ll send Angeline back to the hotel first,” Evander said, his

all dumbfounded by Evander’s actions, but none

“I’m not going to—”

went past Angeline’s lips were forced back down her throat. Evander

he out of his mind? There are already rumors about us being in a relationship, and won’t his actions tonight

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

“Ow, that hurts…”

you still feel pain,

his towering figure and grabbed one of her fidgeting

After a

I’m single. Also, this is after work hours. This shouldn’t be

further. “Do you

I have no self-control? What kind of person do you think I

in her veins boosted her courage, and

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

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 no right to be around someone as high and mighty as you, so I’m keeping my distance now. What else do you want

outburst, but the irritation in

way you

said that, he gripped Angeline’s chin

seat, and she dared not move at all. By then, hot tears had welled up in

“Why are you crying?”

hurting from the sight of

her, but I can’t bring myself to keep attacking her anymore. All I want is to embrace her

a pair of cold lips. Her eyes widened, and she

push him away, the

Angeline’s face flushed bright red. The scent of alcohol in the car was strong. Even her mind felt as if it had gotten

the kiss somehow made her calm

Honk—

of car

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