Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 1152:

“It’s odd. Why do I feel slightly dizzy?” Norah rubbed her forehead and frowned. “I usually hold my liquor well. Why does a single glass affect me this way?”

Elsa feigned ignorance. “Norah, didn’t you know? This is a special vintage my father acquired from abroad for his birthday. The older the wine, the stronger its effects. Are you feeling tipsy?”

Norah nodded slowly, a flush apparent on her face. “It seems so. I feel unusually warm, and my head is spinning.”

Elsa supported her, concern etching her features. “Oh no, the party is about to start. Let me take you upstairs to rest.”

“Sean is waiting for me,” Norah said, her breath close to Elsa’s ear, confirming Elsa’s suspicion that the drug was beginning to take effect.

“I’ll have someone inform him.”

with a look of concern, eager to assist. The thought of

Norah nod reassuringly, he

reluctantly instructed the waiter, “Please relay my message

help but sneer inwardly. Sean’s affection for Norah was

the latest updates at

Together, they staggered away.

who had been observing their interaction, approached and retrieved the glass from which Norah had drunk, just before a waiter could clear it. She detected a familiar scent, and a

of an

had managed to cross Elsa,

herself, eager to witness any misfortune that might

unused aphrodisiac she had originally intended