On the ground floor, Natalie was already drunk. Her face flushed bright red, and her eyes glazed over and were unfocused. Sitting there blankly, she let out a few hiccups.

Stanley put his fork down and waved at her. With his five fingers spread in front of her eyes, he asked, “Nat, how many fingers do you see?”

Blinking her glassy eyes while staring at his hand, she answered hesitantly, “Two?”

His eyes glinted with an inscrutable emotion. “That’s wrong. There are five fingers. Nat, you’re drunk.”

“I… I’m not drunk!” Natalie protested petulantly, pouting her red lips.

Stanley removed his glasses and put it in his shirt pocket. Letting out a few chuckles, he coaxed her in a gentle tone, as if she was a child. “Yes, yes. You’re not drunk, but I am. Let’s go home, alright?”

“Okay.” Natalie hiccupped, nodding her head obediently.

The man stood up and asked a waiter to bring the bill.

After paying, he carried her handbag on one shoulder and held her up by her waist.

rich aroma of Louis XIII. Captivated, he leaned closer

then, an icy voice sounded

in the direction of the voice. The moment he saw Shane and Jackson

Why are they here?

me.” Standing about an arms-length away from Stanley, Shane glanced at the unconscious woman in the man’s arms. His tone

that?” Stanley refused, holding

look. “You’re asking me why? I

his eyes. “Mr. Shane, I’ve no idea what you’re talking about. Excuse me, Nat and

go? I said, give her to me!” Shane stood in the

Stanley’s face slowly disappeared. Staring squarely at the man facing him, he said, “What if I say

in the hospital during the day, I overheard Sean and his mother’s conversation, saying that Nat and Shane are getting closer to one another. That’s why I can’t take it anymore. I’ve been by her side for five long years, yet I’m no match for a man who has only been with her for two months. That’s not fair! So I asked her out for a dinner in the name of

in his thoughts, the malice in Stanley’s gaze grew

from the sidelines, was

liked him too. I really didn’t expect to see this side of him. I heard that people who

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