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.

the next instance, a large hand steadily held her thin waist, and Angeline fell into his warm arms. Her eyes were bloodshot when she looked

don’t need your

drunk, for

and without giving her a chance to

apologies. I’ll send Angeline back to the hotel first,” Evander

were all dumbfounded by Evander’s actions, but none dared to

“I’m not going to—”

past Angeline’s lips were forced back down her throat. Evander then took her bag from the chair

There are already rumors about us being in a relationship,

and was half-towed out of the hotel. Before she could come back to her

“Ow, that hurts…”

still feel pain,

over his towering figure and grabbed one of her fidgeting hands. “Weren’t you enjoying yourself when you were drinking with those

After a

even since I’m single. Also, this is

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

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

her veins boosted her courage, and the aggrieved

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

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

but the

the way you should be

he said that, he gripped Angeline’s

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

“Why are you crying?”

from the sight

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

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

him away, the man pried her mouth open, invaded her senses, and cut off the noises she

in the car was strong. Even her mind felt as if it

know why the kiss

Honk—

sounds of car honking came

stopped Evander’s wandering hands. After shoving