Despite the dejection in Zacharias’ heart, he wouldn’t be holding his current position if he was a person


    who would give up easily. Putting on an understanding smile, he released her. “No rush. You’ll need


    time to know me better.”


    Stunned, Shirley thought, Any man who has been rejected on the spot will be a little upset, but this man


    appears unexpectedly calm!


    “I’ve given the watch to you. If you don’t like it, you can give it to someone else or sell it. Do whatever


    you want with it,” hemented. With that, he picked up his cell phone and started upstairs.


    Shirley took off the watch from her wrist and went after him, grabbing his hand. “I don’t want it. Please


    take it back.”


    In reply, he merely turned back at her and said kindly, “The bin is right there.”


    Annoyed, she thought, How can he tell me to throw such an expensive gift away?


    Ignoring her, Zacharias headed for the staircase, leaving Shirley behind with a woman’s watch in her


    hand and at a loss for what to do. Every word he just said had thrown her heart into a mess, and she


    decided not to think about anything and went upstairs.


    Around midnight, while Shirley was in a daze in her sleep, she heard noises from the staircase outside.


    Alert as she was, she sprang up and walked nimbly to the door. Softly, she opened the door and tiptoed


    out in her pajamas.


    Rapidly, she jogged to the foyer and heard soundsing from downstairs. Step by step, she went


    down the staircase. When she saw the man standing next to the wine cab, a huge sigh of relief


    escaped her lips. Why is this guy wandering around instead of sleeping in the middle of the night?


    Meanwhile, Zacharias was opening a bottle of wine. Turning his head, he saw the girling


    downstairs in her pajamas and cordially invited, “Would you like a drink?”


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    “It’s already sote. Aren’t you going to bed?” Shirley asked.


    “I can’t sleep,” he replied. Nobody can sleep soundly after having their confession rejected. After


    Zacharias returned to his room earlier, he thought about his situation so much that he ended up not


    being able to sleep.


    Pacing over to his side, Shirley saw that he had prepared two wine sses and turned him down. “I’m


    not drinking.”


    Still, he insisted on pouring half a ss for her. cing down his ss, he picked up the other one and


    passed it to her. “It’s my birthday today. Have a drink with me for my sake.”


    “It’s already midnight, so your birthday is over, no?” Shirley corrected him.


    From Zacharias’ unruly hair, it was clear that the man had slept a little before. Presently, he said in an


    authoritative tone, “Please have a drink with me.


    Shirley took the ss from him, and he clinked his ss against hers before throwing his head back


    and taking a huge gulp. Then, he fixed his deep, dark eyes on her, taking in every detail of her face.


    Her long hair framed her face, which was clear and bright like a pearl, radiating a pearly-white glow.


    She was stunning and gorgeous, filling his mind with imagination.


    “You still can’t forget Cole?” Zacharias asked out of the blue.


    Shirley’s brows knitted together for a second. This is odd. Ever since Ist saw Cole the other day, it


    seems like he’s out of my mind, and my liking for him has somehow disappeared without me realizing


    it.


    “I’ve been thinking, if I had met you a little earlier before Cole did, would we have a chance at it?” A wry


    smile touched his lips.


    His words caught Shirley by surprise. As she only had a short rtionship before, her knowledge of


    romantic love was still very shallow. To her, loving someone was a highly sacred matter.


    “It’ste. Go to bed after having one drink,” she said. Because she was wearing nothing under her


    pajamas, it was a little awkward for her to face this man right now.


    After saying that, she put down her ss, turned around, and was about to leave. However, the man


    suddenly took a sip of wine in his mouth, grasped her wrist, and hauled her into his embrace.


    Before Shirley could react, she bumped into Zacharias’ chest and felt him holding her chin. Then, along


    with his passionate kiss on her lips, he fed the wine in his mouth into hers. Her eyes widened, and her


    slender throat swallowed the liquid from his mouth out of reflex.


    Frustrated, she wanted to shove him aside, but he gripped her hands and pinned them on the wine


    cab. His tongue explored her mouth like a tornado ravishing through the fields, and she was


    breathless from his kissing, her mind going nk.