His Unveiled Passion

Quentin stared at Stephen in shock. "Woah there! Did you really just chug everything down? That's tequila. The good stuff!"

Stephen languidly set the empty glass on the table and said with a smile on his lips, "I'm in a good mood today."

"If that's the case... Here's another!" Xavier cheered as he filled Stephen's glass once more.

Quentin also joined in on the fun, pouring two glasses of liquor. One of them was for himself, while the other, he slid over to Stephen. "A toast to you, buddy. May you and Tessa have a loving and fulfilling life together with lots of little rascals underfoot! Cheers!"

Then, he promptly tilted his head back and downed his entire glass in one go.

Stephen tugged his lips into a smile before drinking both Xavier's and Quentin's offerings.

"That's the spirit!" Xavier guffawed.

Quentin started pouring yet another glass. "Let's go another round, boys!"

People gradually flocked over to them upon seeing how lively things were getting.

Soon, Stephen ended up surrounded by his friends, who were eager to see him wasted.

had temporarily disappeared from his vocabulary. He accepted every drink handed

happily chatted with her best friends when she noticed the situation unfolding

her feet. "I'm

easy on him, okay? Don't go overboard. I'm worried he won't be able to

So, his glass was now empty. She had no idea how many drinks he had

eyes were already starting to

her, "Oh, look. Tessa's getting

the worried wife so quickly, Tessa. Don't worry. He's fine. This is

her doubtful gaze across the men. She could tell

really couldn't—in good conscience—allow this

usually did tonight. Stephen

already wasted by this point. He was slouching

to help him up. "You're such a lightweight, but you tried

need help

on.

was still

asked him patiently, "Stephen, do