Chapter 5
Category:
Romance
Author:
7DWords:743Update time:25/05/26 19:15:52
In the bar, the dim lighting set a suggestive mood.
Ryan had already consumed most of a bottle of brandy.
His usually cold, calm eyes were now hazy with drunkenness.
Across the booth, Jasmine was telling him about the man she had fabricated.
"Grace said, they're colleagues..."
He slightly tilted his head, resting his chin in his hand, listening for a long while.
Suddenly, he smiled and said, "That's fine then."
"Miss Smith, thank you for letting me know, it's getting late, you should head home."
"Mr. Rivers, you've had drink a lot, it's not safe for you to drive."
Jasmine softened her voice deliberately.
Under the dim lights, her meticulously made-up face carried a hint of seduction.
"I didn't drink tonight; let me drive you home."
After saying this, she thought to herself:
"Finally, Ryan is drunk! A perfect opportunity not to be missed with him in this state," the system chimed in: "Player, he's drunk, and you're so beautiful, any man would be swayed."
"A classic sweet romance scenario, sleep first, then love!"
Jasmine was smug.
She drove him in his black Bentley, smoothly getting him to his building.
Suddenly, the Ryan sitting in the passenger seat opened his eyes.
His eyes still clouded with alcohol, his tone inquisitive:
"You seem to know the way to my house very well."
Jasmine startled, a flash of panic crossed her eyes before she quickly suppressed it.
"Um... I've heard Grace mention it before."
Ryan did not respond, just silently watched her park and followed her up the stairs.
As the door to his apartment opened, he turned around and said politely:
"It's too late for you to go back alone; it's not safe."
"The apartment downstairs is also mine; you can stay there for the night."
Jasmine bit her lip, as if making up her mind.
She suddenly stepped forward, crashing into his arms:
"Mr. Rivers, actually I—"
Before she could finish, her purse slipped from her arm due to the effect of the collision.
The zipper was undone, spilling its contents on the floor.
Ryan reflexively looked down.
The entryway light shone directly onto the phone she had taken from me.
Ryan abruptly looked up—