The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 561 Me As A Gift

“Are you trying to emasculate your future husband ahead of time, Inez?”

Huddled under the covers, Kieran stared at Inez innocently.

Words cluded Inez.

She pulled the covers over her face in utter mortification, hoping against hope that the ground would open up and swallow her whole. “Would you believe me if I told you it was an accident?”

“Yeah.” Kieran nodded solemnly. “I believe everything you say. Besides, if you had truly wanted to render me incapable of fathering a child, you wouldn’t have kicked me so lightly just now.”

He was exceedingly frank, but Inez was so embarrassed that she might combust anytime.

“Sleep earlier, then. You’ve still got to go to work tomorrow morning.”

Turning over, she gave her back to him. She closed her eyes and feigned sleep, almost hugging the edge of the bed. Her entire body was stiff, and she still felt flustered.

Kieran bore his eyes into the back of her head. As he recalled Treyton’s advice, his heart started racing wildly.

He tentatively reached out toward her to touch her fair and smooth back, planning on letting nature take its course.

However, he withdrew his hand mid–way.

Verily, he could not bring himself to do such a thing while sober, for he was too shy.

Feeling dejected, he sat up, only to inadvertently glimpse the marble dining table opposite the bed. On the table were a bottle of unopened red wine and two glasses. On top of that, there were exquisite red candles that were unlit.

He got to his feet and went over, swiftly uncorking the bottle of red wine.

Upon hearing movements, Inez slowly sat up. “What are you doing, Mr. Kieran?”

When she asked that question, Kieran had already opened the bottle of red wine. Ignoring her, he poured himself a full glass and downed it resolutely.

Undeniably, the saying that alcohol emboldened a timid person was true to a certain extent.

He picked up the empty glass at the side and brandished it at Inez. “Can you sleep, Inez? Would you like to have a drink with me?”

“No, thanks. You go ahead, Mr. Kieran.”

guzzled four or five glasses

drunk too fast and possessing low alcohol tolerance, he started growing dizzy, and his cheeks flushed bright

wrapped around her. While it

of security.

bath towel knotted at her chest could neither conceal

increasingly dry at the sight of her slender

wine glass, he drank

neck to stain

his frenzied drinking, Inez kindly urged, “Red wine is intoxicating. It’s best that you don’t drink too much since your alcohol tolerance isn’t

it after drinking a few more

had finished the entire bottle of red wine, he stumbled toward the bed

woozy

inched close to Inez and carefully hugged her

can keep you company for every birthday you celebrate henceforth,” he murmured in her ear, his voice cool and

the top of the covers

Kieran continued, “Tonight, I want to give you the greatest birthday present ever.”

He even has a gift for

her shoulder. “What is it?”

“It’s… me.”

seductive voice, Kieran leaned down and planted a kiss on her soft lips. Then, he added, “I want

words struck a chord with Inez.

eyes fluttered closed, and she unknowingly

candles on the table remained unlit, the scent of love and

Cedrick did not sleep

state.

had not had a manic episode in two days, making it evident that Joshua’s medicine was effective

her to the laboratory for an intravenous infusion

not dare sleep but waited silently. He planned to wait until

to suffer from insomnia that night.

into the basement until she closed her eyes to sleep. She kept

residence on Mount Tranquil played

the more she found Annie suspicious, especially because her attitude toward

voice and contracting rheumatism, her expression showed obvious distress and indignance on his behalf. It was the first time I’d ever seen a stranger being emphatic to such an extent. Is she overly kind, or does she harbor a different degree of affection toward him at the end of the day? But then, all this is

sensed someone picking