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Chapter 1119
“Dr. Sherwood, hasn’t anyone taught you to offer a drink to others before pouring your own?”
“Is that so?”
Jayden retorted but received no response. He calmly picked up the bottle and poured himself a drink.
“Well then, I’ll pour myself one first.”
As Jayden raised his glass to drink, Preston’s fingers suddenly tapped the table.
“Fill it up.”
If he wanted to force him to drink in front of everyone, he would have to suffer the same fate.
“Okay.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJayden didn’t say anything and nodded. He put down his glass, picked up the bottle again, and filled up
his glass.
“Senior, this is a high-proof drink I brought from the nightclub. Can you handle it?”
“I can.”
After giving Harper a gentle smile, he raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing Harper frown and look worried about Jayden, Preston was so angry that he picked up his glass
and finished the drink in one go
He drank too quickly and accidentally choked. He coughed and looked for tissues, appearing quite
embarrassed.
The napkins were within Harper’s reach. She hesitated for two seconds, but eventually took one out
and handed it to Preston, who sat opposite her.
The two exchanged eye contact, but Preston looked away from her face and towards the tissue,
naturally reaching out to take it.
“Thank you.”
The polite and distant words created a distance between the two, making them seem like the most
familiar strangers, without any
further conversation.
After finishing his drink and putting down his glass, Jayden glanced around and occasionally stole a
look at Harper’s expression while holding her phone. His face changed slightly, but he didn’t say
anything
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSeeing the tension between the two, Henry quickly raised his glass and suggested that everyone have
a drink together, which eased the atmosphere quite a bit.
With Grace, who was always a happy person around, everyone ate, drank, joked around and played
with the pups, and things seemed to be going well
However, this harmonious atmosphere lasted only briefly, and then Jayden said to Harper, “My family
would like to meet you, Harper Do you have any free time?”
Taya and Stella glanced at each other and then looked at Harper, who kept her head down, eating
When Jayden tried to persuade Preston to drink earlier, Taya thought it was not a good idea.
Now, she felt it was even worse for Jayden to ask Harper to meet las family in front of so many people
Most of the people present knew that Preston was Harper’s ex-boyfriend, and although it didn’t mean
much, she sensed that Jayden’s words had some underlying intention
Taya wanted to the person who would accompany Harper for the rest of
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