Chapter 499
Chapter 499:
She stood there, watching his lonely figure disappear into the night, her heart heavy with sympathy. Hopefully, her brother would move on from Jenessa as soon as possible…
After a while, Brinley greeted Nadine with a happy birthday and presented her gift.
Nadine smiled kindly at Brinley.
“You’re Jenessa’s good friend, aren’t you? She’s always talking about you p>
Brinley beamed.
“Yes, Jenessa’s my best friend p>
Jenessa smiled and squeezed Brinley’s hand gently.
Anyone could tell that their friendship ran deep.
After chatting for a while, Nadine excused herself to talk to her friends.
Linking arms with Jenessa, Brinley glared at Ryan icily and warned, “Ryan, you better be good to Jenessa this time, or else p>
Hearing her threaten a man who towered over her, Jenessa couldn’t help but burst into laughter—but she didn’t stop Brinley.
Ryan knew just how close the two girls were, so he indulged Brinley.
“I promise to treat her well,” he said solemnly.
Brinley snorted.
“You’d better p>
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In the middle of the banquet, Nadine was a little tuckered out.
Ryan, noticing this, asked his men to send her back.
Jenessa wanted to go with Nadine, but the latter waved her hand and said, “You young people should stay out a little longer. Besides, someone has to stay to entertain the guests, right p>
Therefore, Jenessa had no choice but to stay with Ryan.
As soon as Nadine left, the young people in the banquet hall became excited. They rushed to Ryan and Jenessa and insisted on toasting to the two.
However, as a pregnant woman, Jenessa couldn’t drink.
She hadn’t told anyone that she was pregnant, but she didn’t need to. Without a word, Ryan took over each and every glass of wine that was handed to Jenessa, explaining to everyone present that Jenessa wasn’t “good at holding her alcohol p>
Of course, Ryan’s overprotective nature immediately attracted some teasing from the others.
“Aww, Ryan, you’re so considerate of your wife p>
“Come on! Let’s keep drinking p>
By the time the banquet was over, Ryan was red-in-the-face drunk.
He was slumped in his seat, dazed. Jenessa called his name several times, but he didn’t respond.
“Rohan, can you help me move him to the car p>
Jenessa called Rohan for help, and together, they worked to send Ryan back home.
“Rohan, thank you. Be careful on your way back p>
After seeing Rohan off, Jenessa returned to find Ryan looking unusually pale, his hand pressed firmly against his stomach.