Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Everyone stared at Romina in silence.

Her voice trembled. "Grandpa, why won't you say anything?"

Was it possible she really had done something to River?

But all she remembered was throwing a drink at him and kicking him. There was no way she kissed him, let alone enough to cover his face and neck with lipstick. River finally spoke up. "Romina, you were drunk last night. Maddox was about to take you home, but when you left the Lacroix estate, you suddenly blocked my path. I was on my way to say goodbye to Mr. Lacroix. You stopped me, called me handsome, grabbed me, touched my face, threw yourself at me, and kissed me. I couldn't even fight off your... claws."

Romina's face turned pale.

I wasn't drunk-I can hold

drunk. River, stop making things up! You must've messed around somewhere else and now you're

on him— he's just being petty, showing up now to humiliate me in front of all of you. He and I don't even get along! Why would I ever throw myself at him? If you don't believe me, we can check the security footage

already watched the footage. He was at the Lacroix house earlier this morning. When I got here, your brother called him. He reviewed the cameras himself-everything I said checks out. That's

me right in front of him. He didn't take you home-I did. I even called

everyone into thinking we were together. Then last night you molested me, kissed me repeatedly, and tried to strip me. You kept saying you wanted to see my... well, let's just say I had to hold onto my pants for dear life. You were so aggressive, I couldn't fight you off. If you hadn't passed out, I might not have gotten

It couldn't