Chapter 544<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u00a0you\u00a0are!\u00a0Come on,\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0catch\u00a0up,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0placed\u00a0another\u00a0shot\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0sat\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0bar\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0shot,\u00a0wincing\u00a0at the\u00a0sting\u00a0as\u00a0it\u00a0hit\u00a0my\u00a0throat.\u00a0She\u00a0chuckled\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0expression\u00a0before\u00a0taking\u00a0another\u00a0shot\u00a0herself.\u00a0\u201cGod,\u00a0I\u00a0hate\u00a0these<\/p>\n
parties,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0slur.<\/p>\n
\u201cCharity\u00a0events?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0surprised.\u00a0These\u00a0parties\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0element;\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0foved dressing\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0meeting<\/p>\n
up\u00a0with\u00a0other\u00a0rich\u00a0people.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything\u00a0that\u00a0has\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0stuck up\u00a0rich\u00a0assholes,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0muttered,\u00a0taking\u00a0a\u00a0sip of\u00a0her\u00a0wine\u00a0and\u00a0rolling\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0always\u00a0hated<\/p>\n
this\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0never knew\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0I felt\u00a0the buzz\u00a0of\u00a0the alcohol\u00a0making\u00a0my\u00a0head\u00a0a bit\u00a0cloudy.\u00a0I\u00a0looked\u00a0around\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0surroundings\u00a0and\u00a0saw\u00a0how\u00a0gorgeous\u00a0everybody\u00a0was;\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0all\u00a0mingling\u00a0among\u00a0themselves\u00a0and\u00a0laughing\u00a0at\u00a0stuff\u00a0that\u00a0probably\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0all<\/p>\n
that\u00a0funny.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My\u00a0eyes\u00a0found\u00a0Gavin\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0side of\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0Rachel by\u00a0his\u00a0side.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0speaking\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0men\u00a0in\u00a0suits,\u00a0men\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0recognize,\u00a0but\u00a0they\u00a0looked\u00a0as\u00a0if they\u00a0were\u00a0all\u00a0old\u00a0friends\u2026\u00a0including\u00a0Rachel.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0laughing\u00a0at their\u00a0chokes\u00a0and\u00a0putting\u00a0her\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0their\u00a0arms\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0spoke,\u00a0making\u00a0the\u00a0men\u00a0blush\u00a0and\u00a0chuckle.\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0but\u00a0roll\u00a0my\u00a0eyes;\u00a0and\u00a0the fact\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0just<\/p>\n
stood\u00a0there\u00a0and didn\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0anything\u00a0about\u00a0it\u00a0for\u00a0some\u00a0reason\u00a0annoyed\u00a0me\u00a0even\u00a0more.\u00a04<\/p>\n
Like\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0relationship\u00a0with a\u00a0woman,\u00a0at least act\u00a0like\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0turned\u00a0away\u00a0from him\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0caught\u00a0me\u00a0staring.\u00a0Irene\u00a0noticed\u00a0the\u00a0expression\u00a0on my\u00a0face\u00a0and\u00a0glanced\u00a0over\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0father.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0so\u00a0stupid\u00a0sometimes,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0muttered,\u00a0rolling\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0hundredth\u00a0time.\u00a0\u201cTake\u00a0another\u00a0shot\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0forget\u00a0about<\/p>\n
him.\u201d\u00a03<\/p>\n
She\u00a0ordered\u00a0another\u00a0round;\u00a0the\u00a0bartender\u00a0stared\u00a0between the\u00a0two\u00a0of us\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0hesitating\u00a0about\u00a0pouring\u00a0another\u00a0round\u00a0of<\/p>\n
shots.\u00a0But\u00a0Irene\u00a0pulled\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0giant\u00a0wad\u00a0of\u00a0cash\u00a0and\u00a0slammed\u00a0it\u00a0on\u00a0the counter,\u00a0making\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0widen.\u00a0Without\u00a0a\u00a0word,\u00a0he\u00a0poured<\/p>\n
the\u00a0shots\u00a0and\u00a0slid\u00a0them\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0us.<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0laughed\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0walked\u00a0away.\u00a0She raised\u00a0her glass\u00a0to\u00a0mine,\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0clinked.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo\u00a0forgetting\u00a0men,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0cheered\u00a0a bit\u00a0too\u00a0loudly,\u00a0making\u00a0me\u00a0cackle\u00a0with\u00a0laughter.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0tequila\u00a0was\u00a0definitely\u00a0having\u00a0an\u00a0effect\u00a0on\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0downed\u00a0the\u00a0shot\u00a0glasses,\u00a0this\u00a0one\u00a0going\u00a0down\u00a0a\u00a0lot smoother\u00a0than\u00a0the\u00a0previous\u00a0ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0feeling\u00a0bold.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0dance,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0knowing\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0louder\u00a0than\u00a0usual,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0notice.\u00a0She looked\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0excitedly<\/p>\n
and\u00a0grinned\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0grabbed\u00a0my\u00a0hand.<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 544 Chapter 544 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV \u201cThere\u00a0you\u00a0are!\u00a0Come on,\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0catch\u00a0up,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0placed\u00a0another\u00a0shot\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0sat\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0bar\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0shot,\u00a0wincing\u00a0at the\u00a0sting\u00a0as\u00a0it\u00a0hit\u00a0my\u00a0throat.\u00a0She\u00a0chuckled\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0expression\u00a0before\u00a0taking\u00a0another\u00a0shot\u00a0herself.\u00a0\u201cGod,\u00a0I\u00a0hate\u00a0these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shadow-slave-by-author-novelnozi-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21612\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}