he never drank without restraint like that in front of him.

Other than that, he noticed that her body language was cool and chic even when she was drinking.

She was holding the wine glass with her porcelain-white fingers. Then, she raised her elegant swan-like neck as she drank.

Lucas turned and walked straight to the end of the corridor the moment he saw Jared smirking while moving closer toward Ashlyn.

Ashlyn felt that someone was staring straight at her fiercely. When she raised her head to look for the source, she realized that the sense of pressure was gone.

She stood up and placed the wine glass on the table. “I need to use the restroom for a bit.”

Jared burped. “Okay, Boss. Come back as soon as you can! Harrison and Anderson will be joining us later. Let’s drink together!”

Ashlyn ignored him. She made her way toward the restroom, twisting her thin waist while walking in her Dr. Martens boots. She got through the crowd easily.

On her way to the restroom, the blinding, flashing lights all over the place affected her vision.

Once late-night fell upon them, all the guests at the private club would dance away and succumb to their temptations. All forms of lust and desire became magnified and were set loose.

She shook her head as she entered the restroom.

Ugh… My stomach’s burning. Why is the wine so strong?

her face and looked at her beautiful,

what’s the point? If I could, I really

in her thought, the

same time, the noise outside seemed to have stopped

How could a place like this face a power failure? That’s

Ashlyn furrowed her brows.

to leave, she felt a familiar

as she punched in the direction of the unknown company.

of strong palms gripped her

few blows, she felt a pair

from the person’s palm seemed to

the wall, and she felt a sharp pain on her

She hissed in pain.

lifted her leg to kick the man. However, it was as if he had seen it coming, so he used one of his hands to grab her leg and put it against his

same time, he nibbled on

to break free from him as the familiar masculine scent

was, she could never

and tongue completely as

relaxed and softened

restroom, the two of them continued kissing, catching their breaths in between, as the

felt a numbing sensation against her

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