“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.

admire women like you, Ms. Louise,” the man

her glass away. “I’ll have to look after my

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

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

beautiful today!” Sun

the prettiest lady at the party!” Moon tilted his

what is meant by 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

some fresh air. I’ll be right back,” Emmeline said to the children. She lifted her gown and went to

her feel better, but waves of heat

fallen into that

wine he gave me

he

to find an antidote. Otherwise, she would willingly give herself away to the first man she saw, and that would be very

bring the antidote to the party with her.

a risk, Emmeline picked up her gown

she was lucky, she might find a herb that could alleviate the

to

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