Taylor furrowed her eyebrows and had a strong urge to hang up the phone. However, she was more sophisticated than that. "What do you want to explain?" she asked instead.
Truth be told, deep in her heart, she was really curious about the relationship between Louis and Janet.
"First of all, Louis and I are just friends. I hope you understand. Second, he is currently getting drunk at a bar."
"I see," Taylor murmured. "Thank you for your explanation." Taylor was also curious about why Louis was drinking at a bar but she decided not to ask. After all, there was no reason for her to ask such a question.
"Don't you want to know why he's getting himself drunk at some bar right now?"
"Why?" As soon as Taylor asked, the woman on the other side of the phone chuckled in amusement.
"Because of you, of course! Are you seriously that clueless?"
Taylor didn't say anything but Janet didn't mind her silence.
"The bar is full of different...kinds of people. I've been there several times." Janet paused on purpose; she wanted to hear Taylor's reaction before she continued. Taylor reacted the way Janet expected her to—by letting out a heavy sigh. "Aren't you worried that such a good-looking man like him would be taken away by someone once he gets really drunk?"
"What are you trying to say?" Taylor asked impatiently. However, she had already instinctively grabbed her car key.
"I'll send you the address."
Before Taylor could protest, Janet had already hung up the phone.
As she stared at the phone in her right hand and the car key on her left, she felt lost in thought.
"Well...". . . . . After a while, she let out a defeated sigh. Then, she changed her shoes and went out, her keys in her hand.
Despite the current situation, Louis was still her friend. She should take care of him so that he didn't get into trouble. After all, he had taken care of her many times before.
She blinked, not wanting to recall too many memories of the past. Once she thought of what had happened in the past, she couldn't help but feel softhearted.
Half an hour later, Taylor finally found Louis, who was squatting awkwardly at the side of the road. It was obvious that he was drunk out of his mind.
Seeing him like this, Taylor couldn't help but feel angry. She could see some women near him who seemed to be waiting for the right time to approach him. This made her even angrier. She couldn't wait to reproach him for his reckless behavior.
"Hey, can you still walk?" Taylor walked over and kicked Louis in the shin.
Cold, angry eyes immediately looked up at her. However, once he recognized her, the coldness immediately disappeared and his eyes turned soft. In fact, he suddenly looked excited upon seeing Taylor.
But before Taylor could say something, he lowered his head again. He looked like a sad, deflated balloon.
Unsure of how drunk he actually was, Taylor squatted down beside him and put up three fingers. "How many fingers am I holding up?"
"Three," he answered quickly.
In his drunken state, Louis looked like a completely different man. His usually sharp features looked softer somehow, which had an almost boyish charm to them.
She suddenly had an urge to poke his cute face.
The thought almost frightened her and she quickly tried to shut it out from her brain. She shook her head and then told herself, 'What on earth is wrong with me? He's cute? That's absurd!' Taylor closed her eyes to try and forget ever having had that thought.
When she opened her eyes again, she was met with Louis' charming gaze.
"Well...". . . . . To hide her embarrassment, Taylor cleared her throat awkwardly and stood up.
She observed their surroundings. The place was quite crowded with many people passing by, so they didn't look too out of place sitting there. But they couldn't sit on the side of the road forever.
"Can you walk by yourself? If you can, I will drive you home." As she said this, she pulled Louis up.
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