Xo Novel
Chapter 428
Chapter 428 Probing Luxury Clubhouse. When Jonas and Anika arrived, Sterling had already drunk a lot of alcohol.
Sterling leaned against the sofa, with the first two buttons of his black shirt undone, revealing his delicate collarbone. There was a hint of gloomy and coldness between his eyebrows and eyes.
The atmosphere of keeping strangers away made the private room feel no different from a cellar.
Seeing Sterling drinking high—proof liquor as if it were water, Anika walked—over and snatched the bottle from his hand. “Weren't you with Ms. Watson? How come you suddenly appeared here drinking?”
Sterling sat motionless on the sofa, his thin lips tightly pressed into a straight line.
Jonas frowned and said, “Did you guys have an argument?”
Anika’s gentle face revealed a hint of guilt as she said, “Did you giving me the Bauhinia Apartments upset her? Maybe | should just move back to the hospital-”
Jonas interrupted Anika before she could finish speaking, “Anika, you are Sterling’s closest person. If Audrey cannot accept even you, then we, as friends, cannot accept her presence either!”
Jonas didn’t have a good impression of Audrey. Despite knowing that
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Anika wasn’t feeling well, he still dragged her to the kitchen to cook.
Now | am having a quarrel with Sterling again, making Sterling come to the club late at night to get drunk! Is this what a considerate girlfriend should do?
Sterling cast a cold glance at Jonas with his deep, dark eyes and spoke in a low, icy voice, “You don’t know her, don’t easily defame her!”
“What did | say to slander her? Are you coming here to get drunk now, does it have nothing to do with her?”
Sterling’s thin lips tightened into a straight line as he picked up the drink that Anika had placed on the table. He glanced at Jonas and said, “Stop talking bullshit, if you’re a true brother, then stay with me and let’s not return until we’re both sober!”
Jonas couldn't stand seeing Sterling in a bad mood. He was always loyal and would sacrifice himself to accompany Sterling whenever he asked.
Anika not only did not advise Jonas to drink less, but also started drinking with him. She was both anxious and annoyed, “What’s wrong with us? Sterling, your stomach is not good, drink less!”
“And Jonas, you came to persuade people!”
Two men, as if they hadn’t heard Anika’s words, drank one glass after another.
Anika couldn't do anything but prevent the waiter from bringing more drinks in.
The two of them finished drinking the two bottles of foreign liquor on the table and both became a little tipsy.
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Sterling was heavily drunk compared to Jonas. Anika and Jonas, both supported Sterling as they left the private room. Anika drove and glanced at the two drunken men behind her, sighing helplessly.
She drove Sterling’s car and returned to Bauhinia Apartments.
The car parked in the garage, and she called two security guards to help her take the person to the top floor apartment. After helping each other into the room, Anika thanked the security guard and went to the kitchen to make a sobering soup. First, Sterling was in his room when she called him a few times, “Sterling...”
The man lying on the bed showed no response at all. He was tall and had long legs, with two slender legs propped up on the ground, as if they were about to fall off at any moment.
Anika put down the hangover soup and struggled a bit to move it onto the bed.
Just as she was about to wake him up, suddenly, he raised his hand and grabbed her wrist.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.
He slowly opened his deep and mysterious narrow eyes, looking at her with a drunken and hazy gaze, “Anika?” His voice was deep and hoarse, exuding a seductive and tempting allure in the quiet night.
Anika hesitated for a moment, then quickly withdrew her hand and gave his arm a strong pat. “Wake up and drink some sobering soup.”
There was no change in her expression, as if she didn’t care about his
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rude behavior just now.
Sterling rubbed his temples and sat up.
Anika handed the hangover soup to him and said, “Drink it quickly, I'll go check on Jonas.”
Anika left the room.
The moment the door was closed, the smoky and hazy look in Sterling’s eyes disappeared almost instantly. He did not get drunk, he was very sober.
Therefore, he didn’t miss any expression on Anika’s face.
If what Audrey said is true, she would not have responded that way if she had other thoughts about him. Sterling looked down at the sobering soup in his hands and let out a slight sigh of relief.
The next day.
Sterling had a morning meeting to attend. When he woke up, Anika had already prepared breakfast.
Jonas was still sleeping when Anika said to him, “Jonas, come over here and stay for a few days. Let him rest well!” Sterling nodded and didn’t wake up Jonas.
Seeing the breakfast on the dining table, there were pumpkin porridge, steamed buns with fried eggs, vegetable and shrimp salad, vegetarian dumplings, walnut and black bean milk, and so on.
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Sterling looked at Anika and said, “You did so much, did. carly?”
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“| couldn’t sleep, so | got up to make something for you to eat.”
Sterling pursed his thin lips and said, “Your body hasn’t fully recovered yet, so make sure to rest more. Later, | will arrange for a servant to take care of you.”
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“Sterling, | don’t want to bother you anymore. Did you see the message | sent you last night? I’m planning to go to my grandmother’s place for a while.”
“Your grandmother’s conditions were poor, so you stayed here until your body recovered.”
“But...” Anika lowered her eyes, nervously clasping her hands in front of her. “I feel like Ms. Watson doesn’t really like me, and I'm afraid it might affect your relationship.”
Sterling thought about the words Audrey said last night, it seemed like she had some bias and misunderstandings towards Anika. But he also reflected on his recent behavior and realized that he had indeed neglected her.
He didn’t do well enough!
“You worry too much. She and | have been through a lot together, and we trust and tolerate each other.”
Anika’s eyes flickered with a hint of complexity upon hearing the words.
She nodded, “That’s good.”
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Sterling went downstairs to pick up the car, and Anika followed after.
She was holding a thermos in her hand, “I made too much breakfast, take a portion to the assistant on the left! When | was in the hospital, he often brought me food, even though | knew it was at your request, it was still too much trouble for him.”
Sterling took the thermos and nodded, “After Jonas wakes up, tell him to go to the Palace Hotel. | have already booked a room for him there.”
“Okay.” Between their conversation, Alyssa, who was not aware, was getting ready to walk out of the unit door. Alyssa looked at the interaction between Sterling and Anika and felt puzzled.
Did Sterling find a new love?
But this woman, she seemed older than Sterling and not as pretty as Audrey, right?
Alyssa took out her phone and quietly took a photo.
After Sterling got on the car and left, she walked out of the unit door.
When Alyssa arrived at the entrance of Suffolk University, she got out of the car and immediately saw Audrey walking towards her.
Alyssa walked over and called out to Audrey, “No wonder you were going all out with Sterling’s black card a few days ago. You knew he had a new love interest and were afraid you wouldn’t have a chance to use it anymore, right?”