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.

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

don’t need

a little too drunk, for her words of anger

again, and without giving her a chance to struggle anymore, he aggressively wrapped

apologies. I’ll send Angeline back to the hotel

dumbfounded by Evander’s actions,

“I’m not going to—”

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

There are already rumors about us being in a relationship, and won’t his actions tonight affirm

she could come

“Ow, that hurts…”

you still

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

tightened Angeline’s throat. After a long while, she finally found

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

further. “Do you not know how to have

she heard that. Did you just say I have no self-control? What kind of person do you think I

alcohol running in her veins boosted her courage, and the aggrieved feelings

making it seem like those things never happened. What in the world is

You were the one who stopped me from interacting with Floretta. I have no right

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

the way you should

said that, he gripped Angeline’s chin and leaned closer to her

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

“Why are you crying?”

sight of the misery

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

breathing becoming laborious. All of a sudden, her lips were sealed by a pair of

push him away, the man pried her mouth open,

The scent of alcohol in the car was strong. Even her mind felt as if it had

did not know why the kiss somehow made

Honk—

of

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