Chapter 454
Sean pouted. âAre you avoiding me? Letâs have a chat.
âWhatâs there to talk about?â She,casually glanced at him before picking up her wine glass again.
He stopped her and took the glass away from her to drink it. She immediately held his wrist, stopping him âMr. Stringer, you shouldnât drink.â
After all, he hadnât fully recovered.
âThatâs going to be so boring,â Sean grumbled. What was the point of attending a party if one couldnât drink?
Smiling, Millie picked up a glass of water and some nonâalcoholic drinks for him. âTry these instead.â âI donât want to.â He pushed aside the other drinks and insisted on drinking alcohol.
Frowning, she cautioned, âDrinking will make your wound fester. If it doesnât heal in time, you need to be in the hospital again.â
âThatâs fine. Youâre at the hospital, arenât you?â He flashed her a mischievous grÃn, causing her heart to sink.
Sean might be smiling and innocent, but he was quietly making advances. She turned away and refused to engage further with him.
Little did she know that Winston was staring at them both, his grip on his glass tightening.
Since when did Millie and Sean become so comfortable with each other? Why were they laughing and chatting away? Not only that, she stopped Sean from drinking.
Winston was upset about them.
Joanna suddenly purred at him, âWin.â
He turned toward her.
With a smile, she asked, âShall we say hi to my brother? Heâs here too.â
Winston looked up and spotted Logan, which was odd, given that Logan had claimed he would be absent when they talked over the phone the day before.
Still, he nodded at Joanna and went with her to greet Logan.
Meanwhile, Sean wouldnât stop tailing Millie. Wherever Millie went, heâd be there.
She felt helpless at his antics. âWhy are you following me everywhere?â
All she wanted was to be left alone at the party.
Shrugging, he replied innocently, âYouâre the only one I know at this party.â
âBut I thought Winston and Jake were your friends,â she said, smiling wryly at him,
âOh, are you talking about those twoâ¦â Sean glanced in the direction of his friends; Winston was greeting
a Lowell family member, while Jake was busy flirting with young ladies.
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None of them spared any thought for their poor friend, who had freshly arrived from abroad and knew no one in Yerwick.
He let out a pitiful sigh. Millie sank into silence. Fine, then. She relented and took a seat with Sean in a quiet comer.
âWhy did you and Win get a divorce?â he suddenly asked.
Toying with her wine glass, Millie replied calmly, âWe separated because we were no longer in love.â
There werenât many reasons for a divorce aside from growing apart.
âIsnât it because of Winâs affair?â Sean confronted her, but she dared not openly accuse Winston of having an affair.
He leaned forward to stare into her eyes and followed up, âDo you still love him?â
Millie met his gaze with confusion. He had a pair of clear eyesâthose that belonged to someone who hadnât experienced the trials and tribulations of life.
She assumed that life abroad was different.
Just as she was about to answer, he suddenly leaned closer and blinked at her. She struggled to read him.
Was he cunning or innocent? She had always thought he was manly and beyond his years, but for a moment, she felt that he was pure and innocent.
Sean swallowed hard. He developed a great interest in Millie after he got bored of the beauties abroad with their thick features.
Millie was exceptionally dazzling. At the end of the day, he realized that Chireanâs beauties were more to his taste.
With a frown, he licked his lips and halfâjoked, âMillie, may I kiss you?â