Just then, Louisa came over and overheard what Jessie was saying.
“What are you guys talking about?” she asked.
Ashlyn sat down in the nearest seat and proceeded to explain, with the glass of wine in her hand.
“She said the fruit wine you made tasted very good. So, she wanted me to have a try.”
“The name is sweet.Moon in Water.And the taste is sweet too, just like the name,”
Jessie cut in.
Louisa peered at the glass in Ashlyn’s hand.
“Are you sure you gave Ashlyn Moon in Water?”
It took several seconds for the words to register in Jessie’s head, and then she gasped.She now realized that she had given Ashlyn the wrong glass.
“Damn! I gave her Heaven!”
There were so many people in the bar and the music was very loud.
Ashlyn couldn’t get all the words Jessie and Louisa said to each other.
Ashlyn drank the rest of the wine and asked, “Jessie, what have you done?”
“No.I-I didn’t do anything.”
Ashlyn felt the glass of fruit wine was good.She had drunk a little water today and talked with Betsy for so long.
Even after finishing her glass of wine, she was still feeling thirsty.
Seeing Jessie’s glass which she had dropped on the table, she reached for it and drank half of its contents.
Jessie was so filled with guilt that she couldn’t even say a word.
The manner in which she kept looking at Ashlyn began to alarm her.
“Jessie?” Ashlyn called.
“Wh-What’s wrong?”
Jessie was scared and worried.She knew fully well that Ashlyn was not a good drinker.If she drank one glass of Heaven, she wouldn’t get drunk.But if she drank another glass, anything could happen.
Having known Jessie for so many years, Ashlyn could tell just by looking at her eyes whether she was feeling guilty or had done something wrong.But it wasn’t just in her eyes; it was even in her voice too.
Jessie could hardly speak normally.It was clear that she had certainly done something wrong.
Ashlyn sneered.
“You’re so guilty that you can’t even speak normally now.I’m in a good mood now.I won’t get too angry with you, so you can just tell me what you’ve done wrong.”
Jessie still refused.
Instead, she tried to change the topic.
“What makes you so happy, Ashlyn? Just say it, so we can both be happy together.”
“Nothing.I just taught someone a lesson.”
Ashlyn’s eyes were still on Jessie.She was still determined to know what her friend was hiding.
“So, you don’t want to tell me the truth, right?”
Jessie quickly looked away, unable to stand Ashlyn’s searching gaze.She felt almost as if Ashlyn could see through her.
Under Ashlyn’s intense gaze, Jessie finally decided to spill the truth.
“If I tell you, will you promise not to hit me?”
Ashlyn grinned.
“If you don’t tell me, then I might hit you.Spit it out right now.”
Jessie took a glance at Louisa before saying, “The wine you drank just now is not Moon in Water.It’s actually Heaven.”
“Oh, okay, but it still tastes good.”
Ashlyn took another sip.
Jessie bit the bullet and continued, “It’s Heaven, you know.Just as its name suggests.Ashlyn, do you understand what I mean? Moon in Water is not strong and it doesn’t intoxicate.But Heaven is different.Here in this bar, it’s usually called a drink that drives away sorrow or a drink for those seeking love.”
Ashlyn’s jaw dropped.
For crying out loud, she had just finished her second glass of this wine.
“So, you mean the two glasses of wine I drank just now are strong?”
Jessie knew she had screwed up big time.She nodded repeatedly and said, “Yes, they’re quite strong.”
Ashlyn was so angry that she didn’t know what to do or say.She just burst into a bitter laugh.
“This is so funny!”
But already, she was beginning to feel her cheeks burning.
With her eyes on the floor, Jessie murmured, “How about you go home, Ashlyn?”
Ashlyn cast a cold gaze at her friend.
“So, why are you still standing here? Help me get a designated driver right now!”
“What?”
Jessie gasped in surprise.
“Is it so strong that you can’t even get a designated driver yourself?”
Ashlyn smiled and pinched Jessie’s cheeks.
“My body feels a little hot now, and I know it will soon go to my head.”
Jessie immediately took out her phone and called a designated driver and asked him to come as quickly as possible.
After that, she took Ashlyn out of the bar.But to their surprise, just as they got outside, they saw Gordon.
“Ashlyn, let’s talk.”
Jessie, frowning deeply, blocked him from reaching her friend.
“Ashlyn has nothing to talk to you about.Please leave us alone.We are waiting for someone!”
Gordon did not like the way Jessie had just told him off, but he ignored her and kept his eyes on Ashlyn.
Ashlyn smiled at him “Gordon, I don’t think there is anything for us to talk about.” But Gordon didn’t back down.
“Don’t you want to know what happened that night four years ago?” he asked.
Jessie didn’t know what he was talking about, so she turned to Ashlyn.
“What does he mean, Ashlyn?”
“Don’t worry.You can go in now.I’ll tell you about that later.”
Ashlyn dismissed her.
Jessie wanted to refuse, but when she saw the cold expression on Ashlyn’s face, she gave Gordon a fierce look before turning around to go back inside.
There were people and cars outside the bar.It was not an ideal place to talk.
“I drank some wine, so I can’t drive now,” Ashlyn said and looked at him.
“No problem.I’ll drive,”
Gordon offered.
“Give me your car keys.”
But Ashlyn just kept staring at his outstretched hand.She was now feeling a bit sleepy and all of a sudden, she began to remember some old things.But she soon recovered herself and composed herself properly.
“No.We can go in your car,” she told him, refusing to give him her keys.
“Okay then.” Gordon shrugged.
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.
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