Chapter 642

Murray instructed his driver, "Turn around, head to Crystal Court Mall."

"Right away, Mr. Sherwood."

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The dinner, orchestrated to be a relaxed affair by Grace, was fairly enjoyable.

The only hiccup was when Murray ordered a bottle of red wine.

By the time the wine was finished, he was visibly intoxicated, his eyes blurry with drunkenness.

Seeing this, Grace had no choice but to help him into the car.

The driver was a bit surprised, "Mr. Sherwood is...?"

Grace replied, "He's drunk. Could you please take him home?"

Suddenly, the driver asked, "Grace, would you like to come along?"

Grace paused for a moment.

"Don't get me wrong. At this hour, Sadie would have already left, so there won't be anyone at the mansion. But with Mr. Sherwood in this state, he'll need someone to look after him. If you don't mind..." Grace responded, "Of course, I don't mind. Let's go then."

she also

dropped them off

helped Murray inside, and just as the driver had mentioned, the house

room couch before finally letting out a sigh of

in his sleep, his eyes shut tight, and his

him in discomfort, Grace started to remove his jacket and unbuttoned the top

make him a

least he

into the kitchen, and after some light clattering, came out with a glass of warm water, which she placed on the coffee table. Then, she grabbed a pillow, placing it under his

checking Murray's forehead to make sure he

the door closing echoed in the

as she left, the man on the

wasn't

was merely a

"didn't want money," Murray's guard went up

want money

Like affection?

marriage, or a

paranoid and, looking back, unnecessary, Murray still felt it

want to get involved with

least for now,

...

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