Chapter 1119 Eva, my family wants to meet you, I wonder when you are free?
“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, Paul’s slender 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.”
Jayden didn’t say anything and nodded. He put down his glass,
picked up the bottle again, and filled up his glass.
Eva, my family wants to meet…
“Senior, this is a high-proof drink I brought from the nightclub. Can you handle it?”
“I can.”
After giving Eva a gentle smile, he raised his glass and drank it all
in one gulp.
Seeing Eva frown and look worried about Jayden, Paul 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 Eva’s reach. She hesitated for two
seconds, but eventually took one out and handed it to Paul, who
sat opposite her.
The two exchanged eye contact, but Paul 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 Eva’s expression while holding her phone. His face changed slightly, but he didn’t
Eva, my family wants to meet…
say anything.
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