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Did he not send me home? Did he bring me to his house instead? Nicole immediately checked herself to make sure that her clothes were still on. 




It didn’t seem like it had been taken off, either. She hastily got off the bed to find that her shoes were gone, so she had no choice but to walk barefoot on the clean ground.




She glanced at the clock beside the bed to see that it was nearly 4.30AM. The skies were still dark outside. 




Did this man just get me to sleep in his house? What about my son? Is my dad at home with pete? Nicole quietly walked down the stairs. 




There were wall lights that surrounded the whole villa, so it made her feel like she was a lost princess that was walking around in a grand, luxurious castle.




Finally, she found her bag on the couch downstairs. She immediately checked her phone to see the text that she had sent her father and her father’s reply. 




Phew. At least Drake knew to tell my dad to take care of pete. 




Nicole fixed her messy hair as she thought, I have no choice but to stay here since it’s now the middle of the night. Hmm… The room I was in earlier seemed like the master bedroom. Then where did Drake sleep?




She figured that she would tour his house since he was asleep.




When she went up to the second floor, she suddenly realized that there was a room with its lights turned on.




 She wanted to ask him why he brought her home, so she quietly turned the doorknob to push the door open. 




She found herself in a study room, where a man was sleeping on the couch with his head resting on his arm.

Nicole froze. 




Is he actually sleeping on the couch? On top of that… He’s just wearing sweatpants. 




She was so shocked that her hand slipped off the doorknob. 




A loud bang sounded as the door moved back and hit against the door stopper. 




She immediately slapped her hand over her mouth-a comical gesture considering that it didn’t serve any purpose.




The man’s thick lashes fluttered before he opened his eyes. 




Even though he had been awakened from his sleep, he had the same mesmerizing look in his eyes. 




He curled his lips into a smirk as he stared at the woman by the door while sitting upright.




 “Are you awake?” He narrowed his eyes as he smiled.




She felt rather bad for waking him up, but

she proceeded with the question she had

for him.




 "Why did you bring me to your place? You should've sent me home.".




“Do you have any idea how bad you look when you’re drunk? What would pete think if he saw his mother getting drunk like that?” He didn’t bother to sugarcoat his words. 




She immediately knitted her brows into a frown. Did I go crazy after getting drunk? Fine. I guess I agree with what he said. 




It’s true that my son shouldn’t see me like that. She tugged on the door to close it as she spoke to Drake.




 “You can continue sleeping! I won’t disturb you anymore.” Then, she shut the door before walking down the corridor.




 She was going to wait in the hall until sunrise.




Since she woke him up, Drake no longer felt like sleeping. He returned to his room and washed up before putting on some clothes and walking over to the hall. 




Nicole had gone to the fridge to get herself a drink, and she was just feeling rather creeped out by the large hall when she heard footsteps coming from behind. 




She instantly spun her head around to find the man with one hand stuck into his pocket. He strolled over with a lazy look on his face.




"Aren't you going to sleep?" she asked

while looking at him..




“I can’t sleep anymore,” he replied flatly. Then, he walked over to the fridge to grab himself a bottle of beer. 




He sipped on it as he walked back to her. 




She felt nauseous just at the sight of alcohol,Why are you drinking in the middle of the night? It’s not good for your stomach,” she uttered in a confused tone.




"Do you care about me that much?" He sat on the couch beside her and gave her a

faint smile.




“I don’t care about you; I’m caring aboutmyself. I’m afraid that you might get horny after you’re drunk.” Nicole didn’t bother to be nice to him either. The man had a history of doing such things, after all.




He let out a scoff as he couldn't believe

what the woman just said about him. "Are

you that confident about my interest in

you?" He put on an offended expression..




Nicole let out a scoff. “You guys are interested as long as it’s a woman.




”Drake eyed her without saying anything. He didn’t agree with her since she was the only woman he was interested in your dad will take good care of pete. 




Don’t worry.” Drake tried to comfort her–he assumed that she hadn’t read the text.




“I saw the text. I don’t want you messing with my phone in the future, and I don’t want you to reply to my texts. Do you think I don’t know that you were the one who replied to Nigel’s text?” she uttered in an edgy tone.




Drake's face darkened all of a sudden; he looked almost like an ice sculpture for a moment. 




“Don’t you dare mess around with Nigel’s feelings for you, Nicole!”




She raised an eyebrow before laughing. “What makes you think I’m messing around with his feelings? There are tons of relationships that start off as friendships. We’re friends now, but who knows what might happen in the future, right?”




“What do you mean?” Drake asked through gritted teeth.

“I mean that our relationship is still in development. It’s not about me fooling around with his feelings, okay?” she replied in a calm tone.




 Then, she intentionally added another statement to provoke him. “Honestly, I think Nigel’s a good fit as Pete's dad. He’s really nice to Pete. 




If fate allows us to be together, perhaps our relationship might blossom someday,” she uttered.




“Are you the kind of girl who sleeps around? How could you reciprocate Nigel’s attraction toward you while also maintaining such an unclear relationship with me? It seems like you’re just someone who can’t remain stable in life,” Drake commented in a sarcastic and irritated tone.




This made her feel rather annoyed. How could he say that I’m someone who sleeps around with others? “I can say the same about you, then! You’re receptive to Hayley’s admiration for you while you’re also having this unclear relationship with me. 




We’re not that different, you know?”




The man was silent for a moment, and all he could do was glare at Nicole. 




“Are you saying that you might fall for Nigel and marry him someday? Are you going to pick him to be Pete's father?” Drake narrowed his eyes to form a sharp gaze that looked like it could slice through walls.




She couldn’t help but avoid his glares. 




“Maybe,” she muttered in the most casual tone she could muster. 




His expression stiffened for a moment, and his face looked like it had been frozen in place. 




He seemed like a perfect ice sculpture at that moment. For some reason, Nicole felt like the man was angry and unhappy at what she just said.




This made her realize something. Soon

after that, she let out a mocking laugh you aren't jealous, are you, Drake? Are you secretly in love with me?".




Drake felt a piercing rage that shot through his body, but he maintained the same cold look on his face. Nicole curled her lips into a smug smile. 




“Don’t fall in love with me-we’d never get a happy ending because I’d never fall in love with you,” she stated.




All of a sudden, Drake got to his feet. He

seemed especially domineering as he

towered over her, and she sat upright in

fear. "What are you trying to do?".




“This is my house, Nicole. Why are you acting all stuck-up and cocky here?” He shot her a cold and sharp glare. She felt like she was facing the devil himself-he gave off a beast-like viciousness as he spoke.




Wait. Did I trigger him? she thought. "I take

back whatever I said, Drake. Just... pretend I

never said it.." She quickly gave in, and

she tried to escape the hall after finishing

her sentence..




“It’s too late.” The man scoffed as he pulled the woman into his arms just before she could scurry off.




Nicole's instinct was to wrestle and push him away, and both of them fell onto the couch when the man failed to hold onto her firmly.




At this point, Nicole could no longer escape-the man’s muscular body was like a huge net that trapped her in it.




"Drake… You…” Her warning was caught in her throat as the man pressed his lips against hers. 




He was desperate to give her lips a punishment as she had made too many infuriating statements today.




Nicole tried to protest with her glares as she stared into his stunning eyes. 




However, all she saw was the passion that Drake had for her. She had no choice but to shut her eyes. 




All of her senses were stimulated by the man, and Nicole could feel herself loosening up to him, perhaps because she was also under the influence of alcohol. She was shocked by her own feelings.