Chapter 1443: Chapter 1444

Chapter 1444 Leaving The Two Alone

Shocked, Ivan replied in fear, “No way. It’s true that I mixed up the blueprints. However, we corrected it after that, and you were the one who helped me. Have you forgotten about that? In the end, we didn’t cause a twenty million loss.”

“Are you sure? My memory after drinking is great. I’ll never speak nonsense. I don’t think I remember wrongly.”

Startled, Ivan stuttered, “Y-You’re speaking nonsense now. Y-You’re definitely drunk!”

“No, no. I can keep drinking.” Then, Stephen turned his head to look at Jordan and said, “I remember you claimed that Kayden had stolen a design from someone. Who was it again? I can’t remember well. Let me think about it.”

“That’s not true. I’ve never said that. You’ve definitely remembered wrongly!”

Upon watching Stephen embarrassing his colleagues, the others who had made mistakes and forced him to drink felt a chill down their spine, afraid that he would expose their wrongdoings at the party.

“I think Stephen is drunk now. We shouldn’t let him drink anymore.”

“Right. We can’t let him drink anymore.”

“Come. Have some food. The food here is delicious. Let’s enjoy our meal.”

Instantly, everyone fell into unmitigated silence.

Realizing that everyone had stopped pressuring him to drink, Stephen felt relieved. He reached for his utensils and enjoyed the meal with the rest.

Nina finally returned to the room. Stephen’s colleagues immediately went to her and reported, “Ms. Nina, Stephen is drunk. Actually, we have also drunk a lot too. Why don’t we call it a night now?”

Stephen is drunk?

Nina directed her gaze at Stephen and scrutinized him. Acting drunk, Stephen intentionally massaged his head and mumbled that he could drink more.

Seeing that, Nina believed that he was drunk.

Hence, she said, “I have appointed someone to arrange transport for all of you. Be careful when you’re heading home.”

“Thank you, Ms. Nina.”

“Thank you, Ms. Nina.”

Everyone thanked Nina before leaving.

When Stephen walked past Nina, she stopped him from leaving and said, “Your driver hasn’t arrived yet. Therefore, you should stay and wait here.”

Stephen’s heart dropped when he realized Nina had asked only him to stay back. He supposed that she had something to talk about with him. In the blink of an eye, everyone had left, leaving only the two in the room.

Calmly, Nina filled two glasses of wine. Then she held a glass of wine in her hand and handed another to Stephen.

“Ms. Nina, I really can’t drink anymore!”

“One more. Just one more! I’ll drink it first.” Nina then lifted the wineglass and downed the red wine at one gulp. “There. Now, it’s your turn!”

Looking at the fine wine before him, Stephen realized that he couldn’t refuse the request. Therefore, he took the wineglass from her and downed the wine. Suddenly, his heart clenched, and he felt a bit uncomfortable.

“Ms. Nina, you asked for me to stay. Do you have something to discuss with me?”

Nina observed his appearance. Seeing his flushed face and weary eyes, she reckoned that he was drunk. He might spill the beans now that he is drunk.

“That’s right. To be frank, I have some questions for you. Can you answer my questions honestly?”

Stephen knitted his brows and replied, “Sure.”

“Do you have anything to do with Chris Sanders?”

The mention of Chris took Stephen by surprise. His heart started beating fast. Anything related to Chris should not be revealed to Nina, for it was a promise he made to Chris.

Noticing the perturbation and hesitancy in his eyes, Nina claimed confidently, “You are somehow related to Chris! By looking into your eyes, I can tell that you’re related to him!”

Immediately, Stephen was at a loss, contemplating the best response he could give.

Looking at Nina’s determined look, he knew he wouldn’t be able to brush it off by denying it. In fact, he could tell that Nina had discovered something before she decided to ask him the question.

“It’s okay if you’re not saying anything. I’ll wait until you speak the truth. Even if you’re not telling me the truth tonight, there’s still tomorrow, the day after, and so on. We can keep this going, and I’ll make you speak no matter what it takes.”

Putting on a troubled look, Stephen said, “Ms. Nina, why are you doing all this?”