Chapter 486

He drank wine, which they all claimed to be “liquid courage,” but in spite of that, he still felt like a coward.

Adina returned after finishing her song, only to find that a big portion of the freshly-opened champagne had already vanished.

Duke’s eyes were already unfocused.

She was speechless.

He claimed to be here to help look after the kids, did he not? He was, however, getting drunk instead.

She gave him a quick look before deciding to keep a safe distance from him.

The children were having a great time. They were singing, dancing, and playing around, and it was soon ten o’clock at night.

After turning off the music, Adina clapped and said, “All right, time for bed, now. Line up and go take a bath, one by one.”

to shower

were already sound asleep

to clean up, she saw Duke leaning back on the couch, his eyes closed and the wine glass still in his

the champagne , and it

“Hey, wake up…”

called him twice , but he did not

properly on the couch. She

serene. He had obviously consumed a bit

not

the kids, but in the end, she had ended up taking care of one adult and four children all

She picked them up one by one and threw them in the trash before sweeping

“Addy…

“Addy…”

her again and again, softly at first, and then

so she turned to look at him, but his eyes were closed, and his thin lips were moving to call her name again and again. She felt as if her heart had taken a dip in

“Addy!”

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