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

don’t need your

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

and without giving her a chance to struggle anymore, he aggressively wrapped his arms around

Angeline back to the hotel first,” Evander said,

all dumbfounded by Evander’s actions,

“I’m not going to—”

throat. Evander then took her bag from the

are already rumors about us being in a relationship, and

and was half-towed out of the hotel. Before she could

“Ow, that hurts…”

you still

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

a long while, she finally found

freedom even since I’m single. Also, this is

“Do you not know how to

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

her courage, and the aggrieved feelings

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

outburst, but the irritation in

way you should be

gripped Angeline’s chin and leaned closer to her

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

“Why are you crying?”

found his heart hurting from the sight of the misery in

but I can’t bring myself to keep attacking her

sensed Evander’s breathing becoming laborious. All of a sudden, her lips were sealed by a pair of

push him away, the man pried her mouth open, invaded

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

did not know why the kiss somehow made her calm

Honk—

then, the sounds of car

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