Free Web NovelChapter 426: Chapter 426: Saying I Love You From This Moment On (26)
’Today and tomorrow?’ "Where are we going?"
"To have fun!" Leo Joyce said with a wicked charm, reaching out to close her car door. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
’Fun?’ Tiana watched Leo Joyce get into the car, her brow furrowing slightly. She felt a little nervous and uneasy.
Leo Joyce reached out and ruffled her hair, smiling. "Trust me, you’ll love it. We can consider this our first, official date."
"A date?" Tiana Grayson felt her heart skip a beat.
"Or did you think that dating me, Leo Joyce, wouldn’t involve any dates?"
"Ah! No... not at all..."
"Good. Then you’d better get ready, because from now on, we’ll be going on dates often."
Hearing Leo Joyce’s words, Tiana felt like she was in a dream...
’From now on... often?’
Leo Joyce smiled knowingly, turned his head, and started the car, driving away.
But in the moment Tiana couldn’t see him, a flicker of sorrow crossed his eyes, and the smile on his lips turned bitter.
「Austerra. The Sovereign Grand Hotel.」
Today was the grand engagement party the Kent Family was holding for her and Silas Kent.
She watched the crowd surround Silas Kent to offer toasts. Lowering her head, she gave a self-deprecating smile, picked up a wine glass and a bottle of red wine from the table, and walked outside.
She found a gazebo and sat down.
All alone, she started to drink.
Perhaps she drank too much, because in the end, she abandoned all pretense of composure. She just slumped onto the stone table, downing glass after glass.
Her mind was filled with images of *him*. The more she tried to forget, the more he appeared in her thoughts.
Ever since Ian Shaw told her what had happened, she hadn’t been able to sleep well, often suffering from insomnia.
Sometimes, even when she did manage to fall asleep, she would jolt awake from a nightmare. ƒrēewebnovel.com
She often dreamed of Maggie Monroe. She’d dream that she had kicked her down, and Maggie, covered in blood, would crawl up from the ground to seek revenge...
She also often dreamed of running out of the hospital with Tristan Grayson chasing after her, only to see him get into a car accident. She would turn around and find him lying in a pool of his own blood...
These nightmares plagued her nearly every single night, leaving her terrified. Truly terrified...
Thinking about all this, she laughed self-deprecatingly and picked up the bottle to pour herself another drink. But the bottle was empty. She frowned in frustration, got up from her chair, and, swaying, hurled the bottle in front of her.
With a SMASH, the bottle hit the ground and shattered.
Clutching her wine glass, she staggered out of the gazebo, wanting to find more to drink.
But she didn’t get more than two steps before a dizzy spell washed over her. It felt as if she was about to collapse. She reached out to steady herself, but there was nothing to grab onto, and her body tilted sideways, about to fall.
The glass in her hand fell to the ground with a CRASH. Just as she thought she would fall too, an arm suddenly grabbed her. Before she could even react, she was swept up into someone’s arms.
She was about to struggle and get out of his embrace, but the warmth felt strangely familiar. She found herself reluctant to leave. Her head lolled in comfort against the man’s chest as she mumbled, "Silas, is that you? I’m tired. I’m going to sleep for a bit."
The woman’s words made the man’s expression freeze. A flicker of hurt flashed in his eyes...
The man carried the woman out of the hotel. He looked at the banners flanking the main entrance, his handsome face turning incredibly grim...
