The red wine spilled from the corner of his mouth, trickling down his neck and staining his pristine white bathrobe.
Jennifer couldnât help but notice his hasty consumption.
In a soft voice, she advised, âDonât drink too much, Hilliard.
You have a low alcohol tolerance and might get wasted.
â
âDonât worry.
Iâm fine,â Hilliard replied tersely.
After emptying the entire bottle of red wine, he staggered to the bed and promptly slipped under the covers.
Under the sway of alcohol, Hilliard drew closer to Jennifer, enveloping her in his embrace.
In a voice tinged with hoarseness, he whispered into her ear, âHappy birthday, Jennifer.
I hope to celebrate each of your birthdays with you in the years to come.
â
Moved by his words, Jennifer clutched the covers nervously, rendered speechless by the unexpected sentiment.
Hilliard continued, âI want to give you a big surprise tonight.
â
A big surprise?
Jennifer turned to face him, curiosity evident in her expression.
âWhat is it?â
âItâs⦠I want to give myself to you.
â Hilliardâs flirtatious tone sent a shiver down Jenniferâs spine as he leaned in to ki*s her soft lips.
âLet me be yours, Jennifer.
â
What Hilliard said was undeniably alluring and captivating.
With her eyes shut, Jennifer found herself unable to resist Hilliardâs advances and surrendered to his initiative.
The room was saturated with an undeniable and palpable romantic ambiance.
Meanwhile, in N&L Fairy Land, Stastle.
Nathan remained awake throughout the night, keeping a vigilant watch over Lucinda.
It had been two days since Lucindaâs last relapse, indicating that the medicine prescribed by Aldric was indeed effective.
As a matter of fact, Aldric believed that even if Lucinda didnât experience another relapse, it was still necessary to take her to the lab.
The intravenous drips would enhance the medicationâs efficacy.
Therefore, Nathan stayed awake, silently waiting and planning to take Lucinda to the lab once she fell asleep.
To his surprise, Lucinda struggled to drift off all night.
Ever since her visit to the basement, her mind had been preoccupied with thoughts of the Nala incident from earlier in the day.
Lucindaâs mind was consumed by the events of driving Nala to Peace Mountain of the Simmons family.
The scene and details replayed incessantly in her thoughts.
The more she dwelled on it, the more suspicious Lucinda became of Nala, especially her peculiar behavior towards Graham.
Lucinda couldnât shake the feeling that Nalaâs attitude towards Graham was rather odd.