Chapter 1941

“I know everyone around here. Just tell me who you’re looking for, maybe I can help ya out!” The man blocked Ivy’s path as she tried to sidestep him. “Hey, lady, hold up! Don’t be so cold. I’m just trying to lend a hand here! Why the silent treatment?”

Ivy, finding herself cornered, reluctantly engaged in a verbal dance. “I’m meeting someone, my date actually. Would you mind stepping aside?”

She thought her request was polite enough, but for some reason, the man bristled, “And who’s this date of yours? Do tell.”

“Sorry, that’s none of your business,” Ivy replied, not keen on entertaining his advances.

Yet the man remained an unyielding obstacle.

With a sigh, Ivy’s patience wore thin. “Sir, what will it take for you to let me pass?”

huh? Simple.” He casually grabbed a glass of wine from a nearby table and held it out to her. “Just down

intention to take it. While she wasn’t adept at drinking, managing a single glass of wine was within

drink? She was not naive enough to believe that it’s

first drink, there will be a

don’t drink,” Ivy said, lifting the hem of her

out and yanked her back. “Not so fast, Miss High-and-Mighty. It’s not that

Ivy stumbled from the push,

snaking around her waist,

her balance and turned to see a familiar face that

the interrupter.

shrank back, shrugged, and slunk away

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