Talented Hairess A Rose with Thorns

Chapter 469

Jacob's face flashed with surprise, and he instinctively reached out to stop her.

Nancy bit her lip hard, avoiding his gaze. She'd embarrassed herself in front of him again. Why did she always have to do that?

As he perceived the growing detachment in her demeanor, Jacob's eyes narrowed. A look of concern crossed his face.

"Sit down. We need to talk this over," he said.

Even though Nancy didn't want to, she sat down anyway.

Jacob picked up a champagne glass from the table and took a sip, his eyes fixed intently on her. "Nance, why did you block me?"

As soon as he spoke, he noticed something amiss with her expression, so he asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Nancy's face turned slightly red, and she frowned. "You... you're drinking from the same glass I used..."

He realized with a start that he'd taken the wrong glass. His features tightened as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

so flustered by her that he didn't even notice. The glass had

this had happened any earlier. But with him having a girlfriend now, it wouldn't be

anger. She wanted to yell at him for

apologetic. "Nance,

no intention of being the other woman, no matter how much she

of champagne, but it seemed to hit her

wrong, Nance?" Jacob asked, immediately standing up to support her, his face filled

to her forehead, fighting

bit."

organizers had arranged for each of the executives to have a room to

the room that

He was about to leave, not wanting to

and her rationality had disappeared. Her once bright and beautiful face was flushed a deep red. The intense effects of the drug tormented her, leaving her in desperate need of solace. Jacob didn't

Chaple

skipped a beat, and he

call a