But Charlotte didn\u2019t say anything for a long time, and finally\u00a0<\/p>\n
picked up the glass on the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019ll just drink.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s lips curved slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But before his smile could fully form, Charlotte\u2019s hand was\u00a0<\/p>\n
pressed back down by Simon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He chuckled. \u201cIs that question really so hard to answer?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Save Bradley. I can swim.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charlotte laughed along with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s true.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley said nothing. His eyes swept over the spot where\u00a0<\/p>\n
Simon had just touched Charlotte\u2019s hand, then he grabbed his\u00a0<\/p>\n
glass and chugged a mouthful of alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Too slow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Drinking like this is too slow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After one round of the game, he had barely drunk anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Across from him, Madeleine was also frustrated. After one\u00a0<\/p>\n
round of the game, she hadn\u2019t gotten any gossip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were all adults, each with their own deep thoughts. If\u00a0<\/p>\n
someone really wanted to hide their hidden agenda, a game of\u00a0<\/p>\n
truth or dare wasn\u2019t going to trick it out of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBored?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick wrapped his arm around Madeleine\u2019s waist and asked\u00a0<\/p>\n
softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot really.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWant to go for a walk?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said, leaning close to Madeleine\u2019s earlobe, \u201cI want to kiss\u00a0<\/p>\n
you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s cheeks turned red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This guy. He\u2019d barely had two drinks, how did he get so bold?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t even wait for Madeleine to answer, just pulled\u00a0<\/p>\n
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her to her feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re done hanging out here. We\u2019re going for a walk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leaving the group in the courtyard, the couple swaggered out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShould we really be doing this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick raised an eyebrow. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re all still back there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAren\u2019t we out here to have fun? They can have their fun, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
we need to have ours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Besides, she couldn\u2019t really think they came out today just to\u00a0<\/p>\n
watch the drama unfold, could she?\u00a0<\/p>\n
They\u2019d both been busy with work lately, and the little time they\u00a0<\/p>\n
had at home had to be spent with their son.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick had been pent up for a while, and he was definitely\u00a0<\/p>\n
going to use this chance to get some alone time together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if it was just for a little while, it would be enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two of them walked slowly along the cobblestone path, the faint, intoxicating scent of unknown wildflowers drifting from\u00a0<\/p>\n
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the roadside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick came to a stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned and pulled Madeleine into his arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine tilted her head up slightly, meeting his deep eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The setting sun shone down, landing on his well\u2013defined face,\u00a0<\/p>\n
softening his usual coldness and painting it with an\u00a0<\/p>\n
indescribable look of focus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His gaze made Madeleine\u2019s heart skip a beat, and she couldn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
help but instinctively lick her dry lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gesture was practically an invitation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s gaze darkened in an instant, like a bottomless\u00a0<\/p>\n
vortex.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBack inside, I almost couldn\u2019t hold back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He raised his hand, his warm fingertips gently brushing the\u00a0<\/p>\n
corner of Madeleine\u2019s mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Madeleine could even react, his lips were on hers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Gentle, lingering, and filled with intense desire.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He captured her lips, sucking on them delicately, as if savoring\u00a0<\/p>\n
the world\u2019s most precious honey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their breaths mingled, a mix of the crisp scent of alcohol and\u00a0<\/p>\n
her faint, sweet fragrance, intoxicating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine soon melted into his arms, her arms wrapping\u00a0<\/p>\n
around his neck, responding with inexperienced but passionate\u00a0<\/p>\n
fervor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All her thoughts vanished. Her world was reduced to his\u00a0<\/p>\n
scorching breath, his searing lips and tongue, his strong,\u00a0<\/p>\n
powerful heartbeat, and the addictive warmth of his embrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After what felt like an eternity, Roderick pulled back slightly,\u00a0<\/p>\n
resting his forehead against hers. His breathing was heavy, his\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes still dark with raw desire.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s cheeks were flushed, her eyes shimmering. She\u00a0<\/p>\n
leaned against him, panting softly, her lips glistening, swollen\u00a0<\/p>\n
and tempting from his kisses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Livingston,\u201d he murmured, his voice impossibly hoarse as\u00a0<\/p>\n
he nuzzled her with the tip of his nose, \u201cstill bored?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Madeleine shot him a playful glare, but her gaze was so alluring\u00a0<\/p>\n
it was practically dripping with charm. It held no threat, looking\u00a0<\/p>\n
more like an invitation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re terrible\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick chuckled, his chest vibrating. He couldn\u2019t resist\u00a0<\/p>\n
leaning down to peck her swollen lips a few more times, barely\u00a0<\/p>\n
suppressing a deeper hunger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m allowed to be a little terrible to my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t care what anyone else\u2019s purpose was for being here\u00a0<\/p>\n
today.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He only had one thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was here to be romantic with his Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had originally thought Bradley\u2019s suggestion to drink in the\u00a0<\/p>\n
afternoon was just on a whim.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But by the time dinner came around, Madeleine realized the\u00a0<\/p>\n
man was truly crazy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He kept raising his glass, urging Roderick, Adrian, and Simon to\u00a0<\/p>\n
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drink.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The meal ended, but the drinking didn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBoring.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca glanced at them and sighed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The girls had the better idea. They went to the media room to\u00a0<\/p>\n
watch a movie and eat snacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 253\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 253\u00a0<\/p>\n
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