âCaught me?â Sheila couldnât recall what she was doing at such a place in her drunken state. She paused before pointing at Nicole. âSheâs a woman. Itâs fine since weâre both women.â
Davin stared at her as she pointed at Nicole and slapped her hand. âThatâs our sister-in-law. Donât point fingers.â
Sheila gave it some thought and responded, âYouâre right⦠No, no. I came here to drink with Nicole, but what are you doing here? Looking for women?â
âNo, Iâm looking for a group of men.â
The look in Sheilaâs eyes suddenly changed. âY-Youâre interested in men? Y-Youâ¦â
âNo, I found out that the board members who are constantly stirring trouble for me at work are here. So Iâm here to take some pictures of them.â
âTake⦠pictures?â
âYes, I plan to photoshop these pictures and post them on social media to destroy their reputation. I will then have an excuse to fire them without affecting the companyâs interests. I will make them leave so that they wonât be able to push me around anymore. Sheep, donât you think Iâm clever?â
Sheila looked at him with disdain. âItâs a despicable move. Looks like youâre really not suited to manage the company.â
âWow, I really think youâre drunk now, with you being so brutally honest and all.â
âIâm not drunk. I can still drinkâ¦â
âThatâs enough. Iâll send the both of you home.â
Davin had wanted to call a cab for the two women, but he felt uneasy about it. So, he decided to send Nicole to Imperial Garden before sending Sheila back to the Muirs.
When he reached Imperial Garden, Davin got the butler to arrange for a few maids to help Nicole head into the house. He then went back to his car to take care of Sheila.
Nicole was walking unsteadily, but she was very adamant as she muttered, âIâm not drunk. I donât need help. I didnât drink that muchâ¦â
Yoda, who was pruning potted plants in the living room, frowned in disapproval when he saw her coming home drunk.
She had excused herself in the phone call she made three hours ago to the kids, saying she wanted to let off some steam. He never thought she meant that she would be partying.
I wonder who she went out with? How dare she get so drunk?
The maids helped her into her room. They straightened the sheets, helped her to the bed, removed her shoes, and tucked her in.
Nicole suddenly muttered Evanâs name as she lay on the bed in her drunken state.
âEvan, Evanâ¦â
She quietened down after calling out for Evan twice.
The maids thought she had fallen asleep, so they exchanged pointed looks and tiptoed out of the room.
âI saw Mrs. Seet cry when she called out for Mr. Seet just now.â
âPoor thing, sheâs so young butâ¦â
âLetâs stop talking about it. The butler will scold us if he hears such gossip.â
Yodaâs eyes darkened as he watched the two maids leave.
He headed into Nicoleâs room and closed the door.
Nicole was fast asleep when she felt someone caress her cheeks gently.
Coarse fingers gently made their way down from her face to her chin then to her neck. It felt so⦠real.
She opened her eyes and saw a figure standing in front of her bed.
âWho are you?â
She wanted to take a closer look, but the tears in her eyes blurred her vision.
âWho are you thinking of?â
His deep and mellow voice rang in her ear. It sounded oh-so-familiar. It was Evanâs voice.
Nicole suddenly smiled and replied, âIâm thinking about you.â
âReally?â
She nodded.
She grew aroused as his large hands caressed every part of her body. His imposing manner was something unique only to him.
Itâs him.
It really is him.
She gasped and moaned in ecstasy throughout the night as he brought her waves and waves of pleasure.
The next day.
It was already noon when Nicole opened her eyes.
She couldnât help but hit herself in the head as she suffered from a headache. It was the result of a hangover.
âI really shouldnât drink so much next time!â
She suddenly felt like something was off as she did some stretching. Her body was aching all over as if she had been through torture.