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.”

five glasses successively. Soon,

fast and possessing low alcohol tolerance, he started growing dizzy, and

around her. While it was uncomfortable, it gave her a sense

of security.

the bath towel knotted at her chest could neither conceal her delicate and sexy collarbones nor her ivory white shoulders.

alcohol, his mouth became increasingly dry at the sight of her slender and alluring

glass, he drank straight out of the bottle.

to stain the white bathrobe he wore. It added a

frenzied drinking, Inez kindly urged, “Red wine is intoxicating. It’s best that you don’t drink too much

I’ll get it after drinking a

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

woozy

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

birthday you celebrate henceforth,” he murmured in her ear, his voice cool and

She clutched the top of the covers nervously without saying

give you the greatest birthday present

has a gift for

glanced back over her shoulder. “What is

“It’s… me.”

her soft lips. Then, he added, “I

struck a chord

fluttered closed, and she unknowingly lost

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

Cedrick did not sleep the entire night, secretly observing

state.

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

still take her to the laboratory

silently. He planned to wait until she was sound asleep before furtively putting his

had he expected her to suffer from

until she closed her eyes to sleep. She kept thinking about everything that happened with Annie in the

that had transpired when she personally drove the latter to the Harris residence on Mount Tranquil played in

she found Annie suspicious, especially because her attitude toward Asher seemed different.

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

whirring, she distinctly sensed someone picking her