Shawn couldn’t stay on any longer. Then, he retracted his furious glare and waved at Tilly.
“Over here.” Tilly looked at Shawn timidly. He was wearing a fierce expression a second ago, but was calling her over now.
After hesitating for a while, Tilly still went forward while staring nervously at Shawn. She wondered if she had annoyed him just now, and he didn’t seem to be pleased either when she took a close look at him. As such, Tilly regretted coming to look for Estelle.
Shawn pushed Estelle into Tilly’s arms. “She’s drunk. Please look after her on my behalf. I have some urgent matters to attend to,” Shawn said while turning around elegantly.
Tilly nodded instinctively. It was only after Shawn had left did she smell the alcohol in Estelle’s breath.
Fortunately, Estelle was already exhausted, otherwise she would surely chase after Shawn. At this moment, Estelle was just weak. Tilly asked in resignation, “Estelle, how much did you actually drink?”
“I wanna drink more.” Estelle giggled foolishly while staring unresignedly at Shawn as he left until he disappeared from her sight.
“You shouldn’t drink anymore. You’re drunk already.” Tilly wore a defeated look.
She was worried that Estelle would act crazy later because she was drunk, so she planned to bring her to Elliot now when she was still calm.
She wouldn’t worry as much with a man beside them. At least they would be able to put Estelle under control if she really acted crazy. Tilly was too small-sized to control Estelle.
Elliot was having a good time drinking with Philip, and the two men were perplexed when they saw Tilly dragging Estelle over. By rights, Estelle should be at Shawn’s elbow, but Shawn was nowhere to be seen now. Elliot and Philip looked at each other in confusion.
Seeing their perturbed look, Tilly explained to them, “Deputy Mayor Hart left to attend to some urgent matters. Estelle is drunk, so he asked me to look after her.”
Elliot scratched his head and pointed at Estelle as he asked, “Are you sure you’ll be able to look after her now that she’s drunk?” Tilly had gotten herself an arduous task.
It was troublesome to deal with a drunk person, not to mention that person was Estelle. No one could predict what would happen next. Elliot casted a sympathetic glance at Tilly, to which Tilly returned with a fierce glare. This guy just can’t say something helpful.
“I’ll bring her to Tony. You guys aren’t helpful at all,” Tilly grumbled, feeling displeased.
Hearing that, Elliot quickly stopped Tilly and said with a wide grin, “Please don’t! Tony and Myra can finally take a rest, so don’t bother them with such a small matter. We’re around, and we won’t let Estelle cause a big scene.”
Elliot quickly extended a helping hand seeing Tilly’s crabby look. If he really irritated her, he would need to spend more time coaxing her by that time.
“You guys are unreliable. I don’t trust you all.” Tilly glanced at Elliot in disdain, and she directed her comment toward Philip too.
Philip feigned an innocent look at Tilly. “Am I unreliable too?” He pointed at himself and asked. Why am I implicated by Elliot?
“Yeah,” Tilly answered firmly.
Nevertheless, she was just messing around with Elliot and didn’t actually intend to go bother Tony. At this moment, Tony would certainly be accompanying Myra, and Tilly didn’t want to disturb them. Moreover, it had been a busy day for Myra, and as a pregnant woman, she must be exhausted, so Tilly didn’t want to interrupt her rest all the more.
Meanwhile, in the lounge, Myra was indeed worn out. Tony was thoughtfully giving Myra a massage. Although Myra said she didn’t need it, she didn’t actually stop him.
“Do you feel better now, Myra?” Tony asked gently by her ear.
“Mm-hmm.” Myra nodded sweetly. There was nothing Tony couldn’t do, and Myra thought she had found a gem.
“Take a seat too, Tony. You must be tired too after all the hassle,” Myra said while holding Tony’s hand. She was indeed exhausted, and she thought Tony was probably worn out too.
Tony didn’t reject Myra and sat down beside her. There was some food on the table which the server had brought over upon Tony’s order.
“Have some food,” Tony said to Myra.
Myra had no appetite, so she wasn’t too interested in eating. Tony continued, “You should eat something, otherwise it’ll be harmful to your stomach.” Saying that, he took a cookie to feed Myra.
The couple enjoyed their sweet time together and couldn’t be bothered about what was going on outside. It was currently meal time anyway, and the bride and groom didn’t have to be present. The world seemed to be quiet now as they couldn’t hear any noise from the outside. It was like there was no one else on the planet except the two of them.
Tony couldn’t help but kiss Myra fervently on her lips and moved on to kiss her nose. He then mumbled cheesily by Myra’s ear, “There’s cookie crumbs on your mouth. I’ll help you to lick them away.”
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