“Now you do.” The man smiled and extended the glass of wine.

“Thank you.” Emmeline took the glass out of courtesy. He should be someone from the Ryker family, I guess?

“You are very pretty,” the man said with a smile. “You caught my attention as soon as you entered the door. A toast to your charms.”

The man lifted his wine glass and took a sip, and Emmeline had no choice but to follow suit.

“Your three children look so outstanding. I’m very envious,” the man said.

“Heheh, thanks!” She was happy whenever someone praised her children.

“A toast to your three outstanding children.”

Emmeline did not refuse the toast and took another mouthful of wine.

“The way you defended yourself and your children earlier was admirable. That deserves another toast,” the man said with a smile.

Emmeline frowned slightly. Is he here just to make me drink? But what he said makes sense too. Another glass of red wine won’t hurt, would it?

Emmeline downed another mouthful of wine.

you, Ms. Louise,” the

“I’ll have to look after

course,” the man said with a smile. “We can chat

him. The man took the wine glass and left with a sinister smirk on his

Sun gestured

lady at the party!” Moon

a face that can launch a thousand

you flatter me.” Emmeline was

was nothing more blissful than spending time with one’s own

temperature in the hall seemed to have risen. Emmeline could feel her face turning flush, and her breathing became

I’ll be right back,” Emmeline said to the children.

better, but waves of heat

must’ve fallen

he gave me must

why is he

to find an antidote. Otherwise, she would willingly give herself away to the first man she

not bring the antidote to the party with her. It was not

her gown

she might find a herb

to the fence attracted

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