The moment she tilted her head back and drank down that glass of wine, Summer Ford immediately sensed something was wrong.
The wine she picked was called Margaret, a cocktail she had tasted before. It never had such a fiery taste. Moreover, soon after drinking it, her body began to feel hot and her head started to spin.
"You..." Fingertips dug deeply into her palm to keep herself alert, Summer glared angrily at the man beside her, "You tampered with the wine!"
"Summer, did you drink too much? I don't understand what you're saying." Ronan Ford had watched the whole scene, pretending to support her as he signaled the waiter beside them, "Can't handle alcohol, huh? Let me help you upstairs to rest a bit!"
Damn it! Summer wanted to curse.
Upstairs? Soon he'd just lead her straight to his bed!
Summer wanted to resist, but as a woman, she couldn't possibly fight off two men, especially while intoxicated and unable to walk steadily.
Summer knew she couldn't confront him head-on right now, so she'd have to outsmart him.
Playing along with his narrative and feigning intoxication, she nudged him and tried to head for the hotel exit, "Home, I want to go home!"
"What home? You're already in this condition, just rest a bit!" Ronan tried to placate her, signaling the waiter to lead the way and guiding them upstairs.
All the way upstairs, Ronan held Summer tightly, with such force that struggling was difficult.
Summer followed them upstairs, relying on whatever rationality she had left, pondering how to escape.
The elevator ascended slowly, stopping with a "ding" when it reached the 15th floor.
"Summer, take it slow!" Ronan opened the door, guiding her towards the corner.
Summer seemed drunk, but her lowered gaze was clear.
Passing by a room with a slightly ajar door, her gaze shifted. Pointing at the room's number, she said in a soft drunk-like voice, "1573, haha, I like this room!"
Before Ronan and the waiter could react to her words, she mustered all her strength to shove them aside and swiftly darted inside.
Room 1573, a particularly unique room with a meaningful number, its door adorned with diamond engravings, understated yet luxurious.
In such a super five-star hotel, anyone who could stay in such a room was certainly not ordinary.
This was precisely why Summer bolted into that room upon seeing it.
Even though she didn't know who she would encounter, it was definitely preferable to facing Ronan, who waited outside like a predator.
Inside the room, she slammed the door shut with a "bang" and efficiently locked the bolt.
Her sudden move caught everyone off guard—nobody expected someone who had appeared too drunk to walk straight would react with such agility.
Deceived by her drunken facade, Ronan and the waiter both had let down their guard.
Now, with this unexpected turn of events, the two outside stood stunned for quite a while.
Their sure victory had flown away, and Ronan was so enraged his face twisted with anger.
His meticulously crafted plan had fallen through, and now she might end up benefiting some other guy, which filled him with fury.
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New book launched, the Laurent Family series, seeking love ~ seeking collection ~ (1573 = deep love ~)