Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 112:

Sean glanced over and spotted Susanna in the passenger seat, her eyes brimming with tears and her lips pursed.

“I’m worried about her. No need for tears. I’ll get you home first. You should rest,” he said.

After dropping Susanna off, Sean and Norah headed toward Dreamview Villas.

“Norah, do you remember what happened?” Sean asked.

“Yeah,” Norah replied, unfolding the story. “I wasn’t wasted. I sprang into action when those bullies targeted Susanna.” A few drinks in, Norah sensed something between Frieda and Bart, who were pretending to be drunk. But after a few too many, Norah began to feel a little dizzy.

Today marked her escape from the Carter family, and the happiness pushed her to drink more than usual. Little did she know, her face turned red, and her eyes became dreamy, making her appear intoxicated.

Sean also thought, Norah, you’re inebriated. Can you manage if I drop you home?

“Why not?” Norah squinted, her tone charming. “If I can’t handle myself, will you be there to help?”

“I will,” Sean’s deep voice cut through the quiet of the car, and Norah’s heart softened.

Maybe it was the alcohol, but Norah felt compelled to ask the question she had posed earlier over the phone, “Sean, do you like me?”

“Yes,” he replied.

hesitation, Norah became more perplexed. She asked herself silently, “Why would Sean like me? How could the head of the wealthiest and most influential family in Glaphia be drawn to a divorced woman like me? Even if I was the Supernatural Doctor, so what? Why would Sean choose me over

Norah couldn’t stop asking

“Norah, you’ve had a few too

I’m clear-headed,” Norah replied, unbuckling her seatbelt and holding onto the driver’s seat. Her tipsy words and sweet

as ever,

“Sean, why me?”

swept across Sean’s ear, setting his heart racing. Did he like

clutching the steering wheel tighter, fighting the urge to turn and gaze at the woman beside him. Her words had a

fell into

against the seat, her red-rimmed eyes

cute. That was the first thought that crossed his

protect her. But he shook his head,

stirred impatiently, cracking open her eyes, their depths clouded with the remnants of inebriation. “Am I

he suddenly felt a

Norah’s striking

her shoulders, gently pushing her back.

a mischievous grin. “Let’s indulge

protestations were cut short as Norah’s lips met his, igniting an

breath warm against his skin as she tightened her embrace. Unable to resist,

lips further in, using her gentle tongue to open his

like daytime in the villa: a beautiful woman with enticing eyes and the