Tiffany instantly blushed. Instead of scolding him, wp4webnovel.com downed a glass of wine nervously. “You’re really nasty…”
Her reaction stunned wp4webnovel.com for two seconds. Whenever they joked like this in the past, wp4webnovel.com would retaliate instead of blushing…
All of a sudden, wp4webnovel.com phone rang in wp4webnovel.com bag. Tiffany answered the call in front of wp4webnovel.com without any hesitation. “Ethan? I’m eating outside. Why? No one in particular, I’m with a friend. What? Meet? It’s gonna be late by the time I’m done, can we leave it until tomorrow? By the way, I’ve resigned. I’ll have plenty of time tomorrow. Alright, I’m hanging up now.”
After Tiffany hung up, wp4webnovel.com continued eating and did not notice the cold expression on Jackson’s face. After a few more glasses of red wine, the blush on wp4webnovel.com face showed no signs of fading away. She used to be able to hold wp4webnovel.com liquor well but not anymore since it had been quite a long time since wp4webnovel.com last drank heavily. Since wp4webnovel.com was drinking too fast earlier, the alcohol had gotten to wp4webnovel.com head.
By the time they were done eating, the bottle of red wine was nearly empty as well.
Jackson only drank a little so wp4webnovel.com was the one who drank most of the wine. Since wp4webnovel.com was feeling very depressed lately, wp4webnovel.com was using the wine to drown wp4webnovel.com sorrows.
When they exited the café, Jackson noticed that wp4webnovel.com face was as red as a tomato. “Do you need a ride?” He offered.
The alcohol left wp4webnovel.com feeling bold, and wp4webnovel.com began to run wp4webnovel.com mouth, “Of course! Are you expecting me to go back by myself? My home is like a million miles away from here! Hurry up and drive your lady back!”
Jackson was amused to see wp4webnovel.com acting this way and decided to play along with her. He opened the door on the passenger side for her. “Please get in.”
After Tiffany got into the car, wp4webnovel.com reminded her, “Put on the seatbelt.”
She shook wp4webnovel.com head. “I don’t want to. I’m too full from dinner. It’s going to make me feel uncomfortable.”
Jackson leaned over and fastened wp4webnovel.com seatbelt for her. They were suddenly so physically close that Tiffany could smell the fragrance of his body. It smelled exactly like the pillow in his room. She recalled wp4webnovel.com had slept soundly that night…
She involuntarily gulped when wp4webnovel.com looked at his face from such close proximity. The shadows of the tree branches under the streetlight swayed like ghostly figures outside the window, and yet, his face was as beautiful as an angel. Back then, wp4webnovel.com also stared at Ethan’s face and gulped. Tiffany cursed at herself inwardly for being this shallow.
“I heard you gulping, are you thinking of devouring me?” Jackson turned to look at wp4webnovel.com after be fastened wp4webnovel.com seatbelt for her.
Their faces were so dangerously close that the tips of their nose were almost touching.
Tiffany was so shy that wp4webnovel.com eyes were darting everywhere except for his face. “Not at all! You’re imagining it. Back off now!”
That piqued his desire to tease her, and wp4webnovel.com refused to move his body. “What if I don’t want to?”
She pushed against wp4webnovel.com and could feel the heat from his sturdy chest spreading to wp4webnovel.com palms through his thin shirt. “Then, I’m going to take advantage of you!”
The expression on Jackson’s face suddenly became serious. Looking at wp4webnovel.com flushed cheeks and moist lips filled wp4webnovel.com with the urge to kiss her. His body moved instinctively as soon as that thought popped up in his mind. The moment wp4webnovel.com pressed against wp4webnovel.com soft lips, wp4webnovel.com closed his eyes and told himself that it was merely something wp4webnovel.com was doing under the influence of alcohol. However, wp4webnovel.com was very aware that the little amount of wine wp4webnovel.com had imbibed earlier would not be able to cloud his mind…
Tiffany’s body froze instantly. She closed wp4webnovel.com eyes as well, unable to believe what was happening.
Was wp4webnovel.com kissing her? Jackson was kissing her! Was wp4webnovel.com dreaming? At this very moment, the scenes of them bickering, fighting and joking with each other replayed in wp4webnovel.com mind. Tiffany could clearly feel wp4webnovel.com heart racing so fast as though it was going to burst out of wp4webnovel.com chest. She had even forgotten to breathe.
Jackson did not deepen the kiss, and it lasted only a few seconds before wp4webnovel.com straightened his body. “Well, you’ve already taken advantage of me. It’s time to go.”
Her chest heaved as wp4webnovel.com turned to face the window, not daring to look at wp4webnovel.com again. She pretended as though nothing had happened between them.
As soon as Jackson’s car stopped at wp4webnovel.com house, Tiffany got out of the car at lightning speed. She stopped after taking two steps forward, but wp4webnovel.com did not look back. She said softly, “I don’t know when we’ll see each other again, but it’ll be… My treat next time.”
A trace of bitterness could be seen in Jackson’s eyes at this moment. “If it’s going to be with Ethan, then forget about it. If it’s you alone, then I’ll consider it.” After saying that, wp4webnovel.com drove away.
Instead of going home, Jackson went out, looking for some fun. His nightlife had just begun. For a man like him, Tiffany was not the only one who fascinated him. Every woman fascinated him. Besides, wp4webnovel.com was not the type to steal someone else’s woman.
Tiffany stood by the street for a while before going upstairs. She was trying to figure out Jackson’s words. Why would wp4webnovel.com decline the invitation if Ethan came along? What did wp4webnovel.com mean by wp4webnovel.com would consider it if it was just wp4webnovel.com alone?
***
At the Tremont Estate…
Arianne was currently researching how to run a business. Although wp4webnovel.com had been reading a lot of books every day, wp4webnovel.com still could not come up with any ideas. All of a sudden, the lights in the living room went out and all wp4webnovel.com could see was darkness in front of her. “Mary, why did the lights go out?”
Mary’s voice was quiet in the dark. “Madam, it’s time to rest. Henry said that the lamps should be removed and cleaned because they’ve gotten really dusty. Since the lamp in this living room is huge and hard to clean, wp4webnovel.com can only get it done while you and sir have retired for the day…”
The butler, Henry, paused in his footsteps when wp4webnovel.com was approaching the front door as his lips twitched involuntarily. Just a few days ago, wp4webnovel.com was lying about cleaning the air conditioner. The excuse for today was cleaning the lamp. Were there any more excuses wp4webnovel.com could use?