Zack clutched the paper without a word, but judging by the bantering look on Josh’s face, he could guess the drawing had something to do with him.
He had seen Serena’s artwork before.
Serena would often draw samples for her crafts and she was a good artist.
“Zaa…ack…”
Nestling against Zack’s chest, Serena mumbled.
Zack carefully carried her into the car and sat her down at the backseat. He then sat next to her and propped her body against his before she slipped down from her seat.
“I’m here.”
He breathed a husky voice into her ear, “I’m here, Seren.”
Serena had no idea.
She was so wasted that she could not open her eyes. Held tightly in Zack’s embrace, Serena drifted between sleep and mumbles. Sometimes, she could voice her strong opinion about Zack, but other times, it was hard to catch what she was saying as she murmured under her breath.
Jasmine and her brother stood outside the bar and watched as the sedan drove off.
“Who was that man, Jas? He seemed terrifying!”
Drake asked his sister.
“Serena’s man.”
Drake blurted, “The one Serena got married to in a rush?”
Jasmine glanced at her brother, believing that her brother lacked sense. What other man could Serena have?
Ignorant to his IQ being questioned, Drake noticed Josh eyeing his sister. He drew close to his sister and whispered, “Jas, I think Mr. Bucham is way better than Serena’s man. He’s easy on the eye. I think Serena’s man is horrifying. His expression and his gaze gave me the creeps.
“But why do I find the man looking familiar?”
“Didn’t you watch Serena draw him?”
Scratching his nose, Drake chuckled. “Oh, right. Serena drew him. No wonder he looked familiar.“
Jasmine did not want to get into it with her brother. She said to Josh, “We’re off, Mr. Bucham.”
“Alright. Drive carefully, Drake,”
Josh did not have qualms about addressing Drake by his first name. He even told Drake to drive carefully.
“I race in my spare time. I’m a great driver.”
Furrowing his brows, Josh had the cheek to say, “Drake, you can drive my car, and I’ll take yours. I’ll drive your sister back, and we’ll switch when you get home.”
Drake was speechless.
Was Mr. Bucham afraid he would scare his sister for driving too quickly?
“It’s fine, Mr. Bucham. Although my brother likes to race, he’s steady behind the wheel. He won’t race when I’m watching him.”
Jasmine turned down Josh’s offer again to drive her home.
Drake jumped in. “I can promise I’ll get my sister home safe and sound, Mr. Bucham. You can give me your number if you’re worried. I’ll send you a text message when we reach home, so you don’t have to worry.”
Josh must think less of his driving and believed he could not take his sister back safely.
Drake did not want Josh to look down on him.
“Drake!” Jasmine cried.
She could not believe her brother would ask for Josh’s contact number.
Zack clutched the paper without a word, but judging by the bantering look on Josh’s face, he could guess the drawing had something to do with him.
He had seen Serena’s artwork before.
Serena would often draw samples for her crafts and she was a good artist.
“Zac…hary..
Nestling against Zack’s chest, Serena mumbled.
Zack carefully carried her into the car and sat her down at the backseat. He then sat next to her and propped her body against his before she slipped down from her seat.
“I’m here.”
He breathed a husky voice into her ear, “I’m here, Seren.”
Serena had no idea.
She was so wasted that she could not open her eyes. Held tightly in Zack’s embrace, Serena drifted between sleep and mumbles. Sometimes, she could voice her strong opinion about Zack, but other times, it was hard to catch what she was saying as she murmured under her breath.
Jasmine and her brother stood outside the bar and watched as the sedan drove off.
“Who was that man, Jas? He seemed terrifying!”
Drake asked his sister.
“Serena’s man.”
Drake blurted, “The one Serena got married to in a rush?”
Jasmine glanced at her brother, believing that her brother lacked sense. What other man could Serena have?
Ignorant to his IQ being questioned, Drake noticed Josh eyeing his sister. He drew close to his sister and whispered, “Jas, I think Mr. Bucham is way better than Serena’s man. He’s easy on the eye. I think Serena’s man is horrifying. His expression and his gaze gave me the creeps.
“But why do I find the man looking familiar?”
“Didn’t you watch Serena draw him?”
Scratching his nose, Drake chuckled. “Oh, right. Serena drew him. No wonder he looked familiar.“
Jasmine did not want to get into it with her brother. She said to Josh, “We’re off, Mr. Bucham.”
“Alright. Drive carefully, Drake,”
Josh did not have qualms about addressing Drake by his first name. He even told Drake to drive carefully.
“I race in my spare time. I’m a great driver.”
Furrowing his brows, Josh had the cheek to say, “Drake, you can drive my car, and I’ll take yours. I’ll drive your sister back, and we’ll switch when you get home.”
Drake was speechless.
Was Mr. Bucham afraid he would scare his sister for driving too quickly?
“It’s fine, Mr. Bucham. Although my brother likes to race, he’s steady behind the wheel. He won’t race when I’m watching him.”
Jasmine turned down Josh’s offer again to drive her home.
Drake jumped in. “I can promise I’ll get my sister home safe and sound, Mr. Bucham. You can give me your number if you’re worried. I’ll send you a text message when we reach home, so you don’t have to worry.”
Josh must think less of his driving and believed he could not take his sister back safely.
Drake did not want Josh to look down on him.
“Drake!” Jasmine cried.
She could not believe her brother would ask for Josh’s contact number.
Josh left quite a good impression on Drake. Jasmine suspected Drake would sell her off if the boys kept in touch behind her back.
Josh pulled out his phone with a smile plastered on his face. “That’s very thoughtful of you, Drake. Let’s exchange numbers. I think we hit it off, Drake. Let’s have dinner sometime.”
Drake happily whipped out his phone and exchanged contacts before saying, “Well, we should get going. Mr. Bucham.”
“See you. I’ll treat you to dinner next time.”
“Sure thing.”
Drake was overjoyed but stopped short following the glare from his sister. He rubbed his nose and got into the car straight away.
Standing there, Josh watched as the siblings took off.
Once afar, Jasmine told her brother off, “Do you know who Josh is? Why did you act all friendly and exchange numbers?”
“I don’t care who he is. All that matters is that he was on a blind date
Jasmine was speechless. “Do you want me to kick you out of the house?”
you and he’s interested in you.”
“I don’t have much, Jas. I only bring home eight thousand dollars a month. I can’t take care of you forever, so my best bet is that you find a lifelong meal ticket. That will take the burden off my shoulders.”
Jasmine would have given Drake a kick if he was not driving.
“Did I want you to take care of me, punk? I’m on a higher income than you.”
“I told Mom that I’ll be responsible for your care if you can’t find a man. I asked Mom and Aunt Rachel to stop nagging you about it. That’s why I’m under a lot of pressure.”
Jasmine was moved and amused. “We have rental income on properties. Is that not enough for my care?”
“The properties belong to Mom and Dad, not me. But I’ll ask our parents to offer you a share when they start splitting the inheritance. Even if you have to become a spinster, you should become the wealthiest spinster.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.