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.”

glasses successively. Soon, he had consumed half the bottle of

possessing low alcohol tolerance, he started growing dizzy, and his cheeks flushed bright red.

around her. While it was uncomfortable,

of security.

chest could neither conceal her delicate and sexy collarbones nor her

of alcohol, his mouth became increasingly dry at

the wine glass, he drank

of his mouth, running down his neck to stain the white bathrobe he wore. It added

you

with practice. I’ll get it after drinking a few more times,” Kieran

entire bottle of red wine, he stumbled toward the bed with his mind all and

woozy

liquid courage, he inched close to Inez and carefully hugged her

hope I can keep you company for every birthday you celebrate henceforth,” he murmured in

wealth of warmth suffused Inez. She clutched the top

“Tonight, I want to give you the greatest birthday

a gift for me?

her shoulder.

“It’s… me.”

a kiss on her soft lips. Then, he added, “I

a chord with Inez.

fluttered closed, and she unknowingly

on the table remained unlit, the scent of love and desire permeated the room.

Harrick Villa in Salinsburgh, Cedrick did not sleep the entire night, secretly observing

state.

days, making it

still take her to the laboratory for an intravenous infusion to consolidate the medicine’s efficacy.

not dare sleep but waited silently. He planned to wait until she was sound asleep before furtively putting his

to suffer from insomnia that night.

closed her eyes to sleep. She kept thinking about everything that

to the Harris residence on Mount Tranquil played

pondered upon it, the more she found Annie suspicious, especially because her attitude

resulting in him losing his 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

picking her up. At once,