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“Plus, Dad can easily care for Simon if he wants to. He was just trying to keep our families’ relationship intact.” Alyssa grinned, patting Sean’s shoulder.
She added, “No pressure, though. Better godson than born out of wedlock, am I right?”
Sean just about choked on his own spit at that.
Tatiana staggered through the halls, her steps unsteady. She had had a lot to drink tonight. The combination of alcohol and tears blurred her vision, making it difficult to see.
Her legs grew weak, and her thoughts began to unravel at the edges. She came perilously close to
She cursed silently. Was she actually getting lost in her own home?
“Sean… Sean…” Tatiana whimpered, her breathing picking up.
“Ouch!”
She suddenly came face to face with a wall, slamming nose-first into it. Her nose had hurt so bad that more tears fell out of her eyes.
Just as Tatiana was about to fall back, the wall she slammed into curled an arm around her waist, catching her. She fell right into the man’s chest.
“Be careful, Ms. Tatiana.”
She could vaguely see the man before her through her blurry vision. He looked quite like Sean.
Her heart pounded in her chest. “… Sean …”
“No, Ms. Tatiana. I’m not Sean. I’m Simon, his elder brother,” Simon said, an amused curl on his lips.
“You’re not Sean. Let go of me,” Tatiana stammered, her face reddening with embarrassment as she attempted to free herself from Simon’s grasp. However, she could barely exert any energy with how weak she was.
“Oh? Only Sean can hold you, then? Do you fancy him?” Simon teased, gazing at her flushed, delicate face. The urge to mess with her grew the more she struggled in her arms.
Tatiana really took after her mother, Lyla.
Like any other man, Simon’s instincts beckoned for something carnal in response.
“N-No!” Tatiana cried, and her face grew even redder.
“Please don’t mind if I take you back to your room.”
Simon’s hold on her waist did not lessen in the slightest.
“No, thank you. I can go myself.”
“Aw, don’t push yourself.”
Simon leaned in so close that they were inches away from kissing, but Tatiana’s hands on his chest pushed him back.
He continued, “We’ve known each other since we were young. You can just call me Simon.”
“Ms. Tatiana!”
An abrupt cry jerked Tatiana awake.
If it weren’t for Sean’s arrival, Simon might have actually kissed her!
Simon cursed inwardly at Sean. He then quickly put on a serious face and turned to his brother.
“Ms. Tatiana, what are you doing with my brother?” Sean asked, eyes burning with worry.
He saw how close the two were holding one another earlier. It even looked like Simon was about to kiss her, and Tatiana did not fight back at all. The thought made something clench in Sean’s chest and throat.
Tatiana wiped her misty eyes, heart pounding in her chest.
*Please answer me, Ms. Tatiana!” Sean implored worriedly.
Simon quickly stood in front of Tatiana, saying sternly, “Ms. Tatiana has had too much to drink. I was only
“Are you sure that’s all you were doing?” Sean gritted out. He knew the gaze in his brother’s eyes earlier. It was not at all pure of heart.
“What are you saying, Sean? Do you take me for some defiler?”
Simon scowled, as if he was the victim here.
Simon pressed on, “I’m a lawyer. I know the law. Plus, this is Ms. Tatiana’s home. All her family members are here. What could I have possibly done? Unlike you, who’s now Mr. Taylor’s ‘godson.’
“His most beloved daughter also favors you. Of course you can do whatever you please. Surely, I can take care of Ms. Tatiana while you slave away to Ms. Alyssa, alright?”
Simon then turned around to look at Tatiana.
All that was on Sean’s mind right now was how much he wanted to punch Simon. He couldn’t even bring himself to call him his brother.
“S-Simon…” Tatiana said sheepishly, not wanting the two to fight. “I’m okay now. I’m sober. Let’s go back out to the living room.”
“Alright, I’ll escort you.”
When the two were about to leave, Sean went up to grab Tatiana by the wrist.
“Ouch!” She winced at his tight grip.
“Come with me,” Sean insisted. He then wrapped an arm around her shoulder, forcing her to come along.
Tatiana was still feeling upset. This was her home, yet here she was, sullen and quiet as she followed
Sean to who-knows-where.
She didn’t want to, yet she couldn’t stop her feelings from blossoming.
What could she do?
She adored Sean so much.
Simon silently watched the two leave, never making another move.
Simon wasn’t going to humiliate himself all for a woman.
As he watched Sean and Tatiana’s figures fade into the distance, he recalled how furious Sean had looked when he snatched her away.
Suddenly realizing something, a cunning grin rose on Simon’s face. “If you can be Winston’s godson, why can’t I be his son-in-law?”
Sean brought Tatiana back to her room, slamming the door behind them.
She moaned weakly before collapsing on the couch. The earlier commotion had swiftly shattered her sobriety.
Upon witnessing her profound discomfort, Sean’s initial upset rapidly faded away.
“You know you can’t drink that much. Why did you do it anyway?”
He sighed and shook his head, quickly filling up a glass of water for her. “Here, drink this.”
“No, I don’t want.” Tatiana turned away from him. “Go away. I want to be alone.”
“At least sleep on the bed. You’ll catch a cold here.”
“I said go away! Why don’t you go bother Alyssa instead?” Tatiana shouted, curled up into a ball.
Sean’s heart throbbed with pain.
He then pulled Tatiana up into his arms and carried her into her bedroom.
“Argh! Let me go, Sean!” Tatiana cried, her heart beginning to pound. Her velvet slippers fell away as she struggled in his arms, revealing her bare feet.
The moment Sean noticed them, he immediately felt like he was doing something forbidden. His heartbeat grew erratic, and his throat dry.
He quickly set Tatiana down on her bed and tucked her in, “Rest well, Ms. Tatiana. Good night.”
Tatiana drunkenly watched him move away. She swiftly grabbed his hand before he could leave.