Christopher's heart raced in his chest as he leaned closer to Janet. "Ethan. " Janet mumbled softly, shattering all the intimacy into pieces. The light in Christopher's eyes dimmed in an instant. He immediately stopped and sat upright as the corners of his mouth. twitched. The light outside the window fell on his face, outlining his features. He looked hurt. He restrained his emotions and lifted the coat on her shoulders. "It's all right. Go to sleep. He turned his head and looked out of the window. The Korean restaurant they had dinner in the evening was quite far from Janet's home. When they arrived, it was already past midnight. The moon hung among the foamy clouds, casting a silver light on the land. Janet was drunk; she had no idea what she was doing. Her arms dangled out of her coat as she waved her hands. Her loose shirt, unbuttoned on the top, slid to her shoulders, revealing her cleavage and collar bones. "Hmm, it's uncomfortable here. My back hurts a lot. "Hey, Janet, don't move. You're home. Christopher's mouth became dry

He hurriedl y lifted the coat and wrapped it around Jan et, revealing nothing but her flushed face. "Well, hurry up a nd carry me upstai rs. I'm so sleepy. Janet leaned back and slumped onto the back seat of the taxi as soon as Christopher got out. Christopher wanted to drag her out of the t axi, but Janet didn't seem to cooperate wit h him, so he bent forward and lifted her off . th e c ar. Just as he was about to pu t her down, a strong force pulled Janet from his arms. "What the hell?" Christopher looked up and saw a strong fi gure standing in front of him. The dim light on the street cast long s hadows, making Ethan look like a towerin g mountain that seemed to even block the . dazz ling moon. "You were holding h er with such feroci ty!" Ethan sneered. His droopy eyes turned murderous as he looked at Christopher. Then, he tur ned to look at the woman in his arms. A frown lined hi s forehead, and h is jaw tightened. "You've misunderstood me. II 'm here to drop Janet," Chri stopher hurriedly explained. Ethan ignored him and gently put Janet down and wrapped his arm around her s houlder, forcing her to stand steadily. Seeing that her wobbly feet didn' t support her, he held her should er tightly to offer more support. "Don't you know how to walk? Why are you asking others t o carry you?" he chided her. "O uc h!" . Janet yelped in pain a s she felt someone was crushing her shoulder. The pain mad e her sober up a little. When she opened her blurry ey es, her gaze fell on Ethan, w ho was

a picture of pure rage. His sharp eyes were l ike bullets waiting t o pierce through her. Janet tre mbled wit h fright. "Are you awake?" Ethan sneered and fixed her clothes. "Can you s tand on you r own now?" . His venomous words and the anger in his eyes seemed to sober Janet up. She nodded and stood beside Ethan, trying to balance . her wei ght. Christophe r took a d eep breath. "Mr. Lester, don't get me wrong. Janet got drunk during dinner. I wanted to safely dro p her home. Nothing happened," he explained . to prevent any misund erstanding. Ethan's towering presence made Chri stopher look insignificant. His expla nation only seemed to worsen things. "Only guilty people feel the ne ed to explain, Mr. Garrison. " Et han looked cold and indifferent. His one arm was wrapped around J anet, who was swaying around like a puppet dangling from the rope. "lll deal with you later. " With that, he took Janet away