Chapter 1508

James' mother-in-law has a curfew at her house-anyone not home by ten o'clock gets a talking-to. James said this matter-of-factly.

Mirabella's cheeks twitched slightly.

Emily had said this young lady seemed so well-behaved. "Well then, Mira, come over to Marian's place whenever you have time."

She patted Mirabella's hand and did not insist on her staying longer.

James glanced at Emily's gesture. "We should be going then."

Mirabella stood up, nodded to Emily, said goodbye, and followed James out.

As they stepped outside, the cool night air brushed against them, making Mirabella instinctively wrap her coat tighter around herself, somewhat dispelling the effects of the alcohol.

James looked at her. "Cold?"

Mirabella shrugged her shoulders, her voice a bit slurred, "It's alright."

James took off his jacket and draped it over her shoulders. "You'll warm up in the car."

Mirabella looked down. "Oh."

this, James raised

feign sobriety.

agreeing with her, "Yeah, you're

"I

car park by now. James opened the passenger door, his hand preventing the door frame from

jacket slipped off her shoulders to the ground, seemingly unnoticed by her as she reiterated, "I, am,

first time seeing the young lady so insistent, a demeanor more fitting her age. He bent

"Patronizing." Mirabella pushed

got into

struggling a few

to

but failing to

realizing she was drunk, smiled, helped her with

the jacket again, and then closed

around to the driver's side,

the car left the Shepherd

the time they reached the neighborhood, Mirabella had fallen

rang several times

way, and by the

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