I paused in my steps, not answering.
But Ferris suddenly pulled me forcefully into his embrace, murmuring in a low voice: “Don’t go… don’t leave me tonight…”
His scent pressed down the moment he drew near, mixed with alcohol, like familiar yet burning fog enveloping me.
That was his unique scent of black amber and tobacco, once my source of security upon waking and sleeping each day, but now it only made my chest feel stuffy
He held me tightly–I couldn’t push him away at all.
He pressed very close, his chin lightly resting on the top of my head, his voice hoarse: “You’ve been so distant… are you going to abandon me?”
My eyelashes trembled slightly. Even knowing he was drunk and his words couldn’t be trusted, I still softened an inch in that instant.
I had clearly told myself to let go, but hearing the tone in which he called my name still cut into my heart like a knife.
At that moment, a familiar female voice rang out nearby.
“Ferris!”
I froze, lifting my eyes to see Ashley pushing open the private room door, walking quickly over in high heels.
She wore a silver short dress with perfect makeup, but her expression clearly showed panic.
Ethan’s face looked somewhat unpleasant: “Why are you here?”
Clara looked at him innocently: “I called her… I saw Alpha Ferris was heavily drunk. Isn’t she his girlfriend?”
The air seemed to hit pause suddenly, falling silent for an instant.
Ferris’s hand on my shoulder tightened slightly, then let go.
Ashley’s gaze fell between us. Her expression stiffened first, then showed an unnatural smile.
‘I… I was afraid something would happen to him, so I rushed over.”
Her voice was soft, carrying deliberately suppressed grievance.
seeing the atmosphere becoming increasingly awkward, Clara quickly tried to smooth things over:
Since everyone’s here, let’s all hang out for a while before leaving.”
The ambiguous atmosphere stirred up by alcohol and pheromones instantly cooled.
He looked down at me, his eyes slightly dark, then said nothing and slowly stepped away.
Clara opened the gift bag 1 had given her: “Wow! Aurora, you also gave me this scarf!”
“This scarf costs over a hundred thousand. She’s just a doctor–how much can she make in a month? How could she possibly afford to buy such an expensive gift?”

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