Chapter 38

The sounds from outside the window were no help to him. What he wanted to hear wasn’t that

“Knock, knock-

The knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. Liam said thoughtfully. “Come in”

The maid entered with a cup of tea.

“Sir, the black tea is ready”

Liam took off his glasses, rubbed the comers of his eyes, and said tiredly. “Thank you, put it there”

The maid put down the tea and left

Liam took a sip and frowned. It didn’t taste the same as before, a bit sour and nauseating

He didn’t drink any more, and just as he was about to pick up his book, his phone rang

He glanced at it, saw it was a strange number, and didn’t answer

The call rang for a while, and then the other party called again. He finally pressed the answer key

“Hello, Mr. Beast Your wife got drunk at our bar. Can you come and pick her up?”

“You got the wrong number”

Liam said indifferently and hung up

after, the other party called again.

frowned and answered

Beast, is your wife at home? How do you know if the call is wrong

“I’m not Mr. Beast”

saying that, he hung up again.

time the other party didn’t call back, but a few minutes later, his phone received

was taken in a dimly lit environment, but it was clear to see that the woman lying drunk on the bar

my drink? Celeste squinted her eyes and shook her empty

a glass of water, “Here’s your

the glass and drank a big gulp, then the next second cursed, “You tricked me with water? Are you afraid I get drunk and not pay? I tell you, my husband is very rich!

such a drunk woman. She could still tell the difference between water and alcohol, but she kept babbling

Then a while later, she was crying and complaining about having to divorce and not being able

bartender was very envious, after all, he no longer had the energy to

gray sports car parked outside the bar, splashing a string of

exclaimed, “Wow, it’s

door open, a man holding an umbrella walked out, heading

suit and tie, looking all serious

like he’d fit in better at a high-scale gathering of celebs, not a small pub like

right? Maybe he just wanted to

with a professional smile,

“What are you saying? You haven’t poured me a drink yet! Hurry

girl and could only try to calm her down, “Miss, we’re out of alcohol, and the bar is about

close.”

else has a drink,

bartender suddenly had an idea, “We really are out of alcohol. This

wobbled up, grabbing the man’s collar and poking his chin, “Did you buy all the drinks?”

her hair messy, and she reeked of alcohol, a far cry from her

frowned and pushed her

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