Chapter 486

He drank wine, which they all claimed to be “liquid courage,” but in spite of that, he still felt like a coward.

Adina returned after finishing her song, only to find that a big portion of the freshly-opened champagne had already vanished.

Duke’s eyes were already unfocused.

She was speechless.

He claimed to be here to help look after the kids, did he not? He was, however, getting drunk instead.

She gave him a quick look before deciding to keep a safe distance from him.

The children were having a great time. They were singing, dancing, and playing around, and it was soon ten o’clock at night.

After turning off the music, Adina clapped and said, “All right, time for bed, now. Line up and go take a bath, one by one.”

The children were really obedient. The three boys proceeded to shower in Alden’s room, while Adina took Mel to the upstairs bathroom.

The four kids were already sound asleep in their beds by ten thirty at night.

When Adina went downstairs to clean up, she saw Duke leaning back on the couch, his eyes closed and the wine glass still in his hands.

had downed the majority of the champagne, and it

long since finished.

“Hey, wakeup...”

and called him twice,

the glass from his hands and helped him lie down properly on the couch. She

slept soundly on the couch; his face serene. He had obviously consumed

not help but

come and help her take care of the kids, but in the end, she had ended

stuff scattered on the floor. She

cleaning, she

“Addy...

“Addy...”

called her again and again, softly at first, and then the volume

awakened, so she turned to look at him, but his eyes were closed, and his

if her heart had taken a dip in boiling hot water, and she froze on

“Addy!”

air, and he managed to catch Adina’s

suddenly open his eyes, she

it was totally different from the usual eyes

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