Chapter 86

After his stomach had settled, he finally began to recover. He unbuttoned his shirt and splashed his face with cold water to freshen up.

“Mr. Connor, are you feeling better?” Camila asked.

A few seconds later, Connor opened the bathroom door, his face still speckled with droplets of water.

Camila pulled out a few tissues from her purse and carefully dabbed his face dry. “Still feeling sick?” she asked softly.

“Much better.”

Camila unwrapped a piece of candy and popped it into his mouth, explaining, “I know you don’t like sweets, but your mouth must be filled with the bitter taste of alcohol. Although it won’t sober you up. I’ll make your mouth feel a bit better.”

Connor held the candy in his mouth, leaning weakly against the wall.

The orange flavor slowly spread through his mouth, mingling with his saliva before he swallowed. “Too sweet, he muttered, his brow furrowing slightly in discomfort.

Seeing his docile demeanor, Camila couldn’t help but smile.

“What’s so funny?” Connor asked, slightly annoyed.

“Why don’t

you like sweets?”

just too cloying and

“Didn’t you

“No”

as a

a child?”

chatting by the bathroom door until the candy had completely dissolved in Connor’s mouth.

hall, Camila was shocked by the scene before them. The villa had been invaded by a bevy of

in the presence of others. Some

to the

decided to show up?” Seeing they emerged together Logan

him a glare

the property management company to terminate the supermarket contract, but Pamela rejected it. She must

Corporation, and had more

driver take her home,” Connor said

Logan might have whispered, and why Connor chose not to

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