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

not long after, the other

frowned and

Beast, is your wife at home? How

impatiently, “I’m

saying that, he hung up again.

a few minutes later, his

that the woman lying drunk on the bar counter was Celeste Liam’s eyes darkened, and

drink? Celeste squinted her eyes and shook her empty glass, stammering, “Who had my

bartender handed her a glass

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! He can buy all the bars for me, do you think he cares about

She could still tell the difference between water and alcohol, but

who traveled in a Rolls-Royce and took a private jet on trips. Then a while later,

all, he no longer had the energy to dream like

sports car parked outside the bar, splashing a string

nearby exclaimed, “Wow,

next second saw the car door open, a man holding an umbrella walked out, heading straight

dressed in a suit and tie, looking all serious and out of place

better at a high-scale gathering

Maybe he

with a

you saying? You haven’t poured me a drink yet!

girl and could only try to calm her

close.”

has a

an idea, “We really are out of alcohol. This gentleman bought the last of it.

the man’s collar and poking his chin, “Did you buy

cheeks were flushed, her clothes disheveled, her hair messy, and she reeked of alcohol, a

and pushed her hand

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