Chapter 896:

“I promise I’ll just take some allergy medicine later. What’s the harm?” Alicia locked eyes with him. “Oh, I forgot, your stomach’s in bad shape, and you shouldn’t drink.”

Caden’s brow twitched.

She was testing him for the truth.

He lowered his hand, relenting slightly. “It’s not that severe. I’ll join you, but you’re limited to one glass.”

Noticing that he was still evading the full truth, Alicia felt a little disappointed. A shadow passed over her eyes as she pushed her glass towards him. “Drink mine then.”

Without hesitation, Caden downed it in one gulp.

Soon after, he began to feel off. Dizziness overtook him, and the effects of the alcohol felt unusually strong.

bottle, wondering what type of wine could affect him so profoundly with just

at Alicia, confused.

what’s

calm, his mind racing. He had a vague idea of the answer but couldn’t fully grasp what Alicia was trying to do.

Within moments, he had mentally mapped out every

Caden’s body tensed, his grip

glanced back, her pace unbroken. “Relax.

chair, his strength failing

returned and, without warning, shoved a tablet into his

tried to spit it out, but Alicia clamped her hand over his mouth, her voice sharp. “Are you

uncertainty flashing in his eyes. “Is

“Yep. Are you afraid?”

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