The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 161

"You have plenty of your own scandalous rumors, so don't try to pin this on me."

Madeline Monroe completely ignored his pressure.

She had drank a little too much, her head spinning in a hazy fog.

York Yates grabbed her arm, practically forcing her into the passenger seat of the car.

"Ms. Monroe, you've really outdone yourself."

Madeline didn't reply, simply shutting her eyes to sleep.

Initially, she just hadn't wanted to talk to York, but eventually, the alcohol pulled her under.

When the car finally rolled to a stop, York turned his head to look at Madeline, who was sleeping peacefully in the passenger seat.

He stared at her resting face for a long time before getting out and carrying her into the house.

Madeline instinctively looped her arms around his neck, snuggling deeper into his embrace.

York's body went completely rigid for a second before a soft smile touched his lips.

She was certainly much cuter like this than when she was awake.

He carried her all the way up to the bed and carefully undressed her. As he pulled the covers over her, his gaze caught on her right hand—she still hadn't taken off her wedding ring.

York froze, staring at the band for a long moment before gently tucking her hand beneath the blankets.

After heading downstairs, he gave Caleb Sterling a call.

"Boss, do you have any idea what time it is? Don't you have a sex life to get back to?"

"Tsk, no wonder you've been dragging me out to drink lately. I guess things aren't working out in the bedroom."

York ignored his nonsense.

"Did you find the thing I asked you to look into?"

"Oh, relax. I guarantee I'll have it by Madeline's birthday."

"I gotta say, our Mr. Yates finally knows how to woo a woman..."

"What about the other thing I asked you to investigate?"

Caleb was usually a jokester, but when it came to his best friend's serious matters, he was highly reliable.

His tone grew serious.

"Sloane Sutton guards that kid like a hawk. And she did have a boyfriend back in the day—the timeline and the kid's age match up perfectly."

Caleb didn't want to throw cold water on York's hopes, but he still tried to reason with him.

"Man, I think you're being a little too paranoid. Is it possible you're just overthinking this?"

"If we go by the timeline, if that kid was really Madeline's, she would have gotten pregnant right around the time you left for San Francisco, right?"