Jepherson was stunned for a moment. He gave her a mystified smile and said, "I don't mind if you're smelly."
Raeleigh remained unmoved and lowered her head to eat. Jepherson then poured a glass of white wine.
Raeleigh watched as Jepherson filled his glass with wine. She asked worriedly, "Why are you drinking?"
"Aren't men supposed to drink?"
"Says who?"
"Me."
Raeleigh was speechless.
Jepherson took a sip of wine and ate some peanuts. Jepherson roasted the peanuts himself. He once saw Jacky eat it like this, so he decided to try it himself.
The other dish was thinly sliced smoked meat. Raeleigh decided to try a piece.
However, just as Raeleigh placed the second piece in her mouth, she saw Jepherson take a sip of the white wine.
"It's not water, why are you drinking so much?"
Raeleigh was worried when she saw Jepherson drinking.
Raeleigh's heart started pounding in her chest when she realised that there wasn't any label on the bottle of wine.
This was the only white wine available in Waverly Village. In fact, these kind of wine tasted authentic. It was also very intoxicating.
Raeleigh was worried when Jepherson finished an entire bottle. She wondered since when did he start drinking so much?
Jepherson remained silent as he emptied his glass of wine. He clutched the wine bottle in his hand and refilled his wine glass.
Raeleigh took a bite of the raviolis. "You'll sleep down here tonight. At least, it'll be easier if anything happens to you."
"What could possibly happen?"
Jepherson drank the wine as if he was drinking water. Raeleigh felt suspicious. She wondered whether the liquid in the wine glass was really wine or was it just water?
Jepherson seemed to have read Raeleigh's mind. He dipped the end of the fork into the wine glass and put it to Raeleigh's mouth. She could smell the alcohol, but she was still a little suspicious of Jepherson, so she opened her mouth and tasted Raeleigh's face fell immediately. She stood up and walked to the kitchen. She drank a mouthful of cold water and rinsed her mouth before returning to the table.
She sat down and looked over at Jepherson. By then, he had already finished his glass of wine.
Raeleigh said, "If you keep on drinking like this, I'm not going to let you stay here. I'm not worried about the thieves. I'm more worried about your antics."
Jepherson refilled his glass again and placed it on the table. Then, he took a small sip this time before he started digging into the raviolis.
Raeleigh was relieved when she saw Jepherson eating.
Raeleigh felt that she could not keep on staring at Jepherson all the time. However, if she didn't, he would start drinking again.
By the time they finished their meal, Jepherson had already finished an entire bottle of white wine.
"I'll head upstairs first."
Raeleigh did not stay to help him clean up because she felt that the whole situation seemed strange. So, after she finished her meal, she immediately made her way upstairs. Jepherson stayed to clean up the table. After that, he went into the room downstairs to sleep.
Raeleigh waited until nine o'clock. Jepherson still did not move, so she decided to head downstairs to check on him. Only then she realized that he had fallen asleep.
Raeleigh took a coat and covered him with it. Just as she stood up, he reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist. She looked up and saw that he was still asleep. It was his natural instinct to pull her into his arms. He made a slight sound and then continued to sleep.
"Let me go." Raeleigh called. Jepherson slipped his hand under her clothes and gently stroked her back, occasionally pinching her back.
Raeleigh bit her lip and did not make a sound.
However, the less she spoke, the more relentless he was.
"Ah..."
Raeleigh gasped for air. Jepherson slowly opened his eyes, turned over and pressed her under him. He did his best not to touch her left hand as much as possible.
Jepherson covered her with his body from head to toe. Then, he said, "You brought this on to yourself. You can't blame me."
After saying that, Jepherson leaned down and pressed his lips against hers.
"Oh..."
Raeleigh woke up in the middle of the night and felt a slight headache. It was as if her entire body was being squeezed.
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