Chapter 198
In her haste, Zinnia’s fingers tugged at Yannis’s collar, pulling open two buttons and accidentally exposing half his shoulder. Her fingertip in stiver. grazed his skin, leaving a faint red mark. Seeing this, Zinnia instantly flushed with guilt.
Jackson’s eyebrow twitched at the sight of Yannis’s exposed shoulder. He set the bowl on the table and said, “Zinnia, let me handle ther
Jackson bent down and buttoned Yannis’s shirt up tightly. Just as Yannis, still groggy, started to sway toward Zinnia, Jackson swiftly grabbed him and pulled him back.
Jackson warned, “Don’t you dare lean on Zinnia! You reek of booze. What if you make her smell like a bar?”
Yannis’s heavy eyelids fluttered halfway open, his gaze hazy with alcohol. It took him a full second to process what Jackson had said.
Then, turning clumsily, he stared at Zinnia crouched by the sofa, squinting as if trying to burn her features into his alcohol–fogged mind.
Zinnia had taken a bath and casually twisted her hair into a bun, with a strands of hair sticking to her cheeks.
She looked very demure and beautiful, just like the beautiful cat that Yannis had kept when he was a child. Only in the end, it died.
nearnest c
Yannis suddenly grabbed her wrist, his eyes wide open. With stubborn, protect you. I swear.”
determination, he spoke each word slowly and deliberately, “Zinnia, l‘
Noticing he wouldn’t take his eyes off her, Zinnia was puzzled, not quite sure what
he meant.
Yannis didn’t say anything further, his eyes drooping heavily. Exhaustion weighed
on
him.
Every inch of his body ached, his mind swimming in a haze.
Whether he’d finally figured things out or just given up, he went limp, letting Jackson drag him by the collar without resistance.
Zinnia held the bowl, bracing for resistance, but to her surprise, Yannis drank obediently. She fed Yannis spoonful after spoonful while Jackson steadied him.
Jackson thought, ‘So that’s how it is. This guy only acts special around Zinnia. Looks like they are getting along pretty well after all.”
After feeding Yannis the sobering soup, Zinnia and Jackson both breathed a sigh of relief. They thought, ‘With all the alcohol Yannis has downed, he would surely wake up with a pounding headache if he didn’t have the soup.‘
Suddenly, Zinnia noticed a bit of soup at the corner of Yannis’s mouth and gently wiped it away with her fingers.
Jackson plopped Yannis back onto the sofa. He complained inside, ‘A drunk person is such dead weight.
Jackson had had more than a few drinks himself. Utterly drained, he slumped onto the sofa in exhaustion.
“Jackson, where are you staying tonight?” Zinnia asked.
Jackson said, “I’ll stay here tonight. It’s getting late. Staying up this late isn’t good for you. Go get some rest. Leave Yannis to me. Il rest for a bit, then help him to his room.”
Jackson just couldn’t relax knowing Zinnia wou
I be alone with someone as drunk as Yannis. So he decided to stay in the guest room for the night.
Noticing his tired face, Zinnia said softly, “Jackson, why don’t you go rest? Yannis always has the guest room cleaned, so you can sleep there. I’ll take care
of him.”
She thought, ‘Jackson looks exhausted too. Yannis always takes care of me, now that he’s completely wasted, it’s my turn look after him.
“Don’t worry about us, Zinnia. You go ahead and sleep. I am fine,” Jackson said, gently ruffling her hair. His face softened into a reassuring smile.
After taking care of everything, Zinnia realized it was already past midnight. She rarely stayed up this late and was truly exhausted. So she decided to
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listen to Jackson and go to sleep first.
She said, “Okay. I will go to bed now. Just let me know if you need anything. Jackson.”
The sobering soup, laced with sleep–inducing herbs, seemed to have taken effect. Yannis now looked much better, lying quietly on the sofa with
fuss.
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