The Billionaire Who Saved Me.

d now. Not only did her cries appear heartbreaking, but the repeated sobs shaking her shoulders also prov

, Elice. Really.

more drinks she took, the stronger the voice echoed. She

ess scound

glass seemed to transform into the embodiment of her heartache. She needed an

ss

denly, a hand gently took it from Elice's grasp. As if a h

nce, trying to focus her slightly blurry vision. The effect of t

an open-neck shirt. The top two buttons of the shirt were undone, rev

rrett.

offered a handshake, a gesture of introduction, which was m

alone. I have no

ed handshake. Instead, he was straightforwardly rejected, right in front of a bartender who w

you have quite

pronounced. He shook his head repeatedly and decided to walk awa

ve come to make a beautiful wom

iel's voice out of her mind. Unfortunately, it was replaced by a

ice asked with a gruff tone. “D

fended. Instead, he did somethin

nearby and sat down, right next to

ling with Ariel had already made her a wreck. She d

l that she was about to leave. But Garrett

back to its original position

ou

laring. And that should have been more than enough to sig

tch. “It's still eleven o'clock, Mi

ide to go home at three in the morn

uence of the drinks or maybe because of her anger, he did not care about the cause. He only cared about one thi

ing the distance between them, he took the opportunity to look deeply into Elice's eye

Elice s

, a woman like you s

eared on her lips, forming an expression that made

in, “look for someone else, Sir. I'm tired of

vel. He burst into laughter an

hah

there. Before her emotions inside her erupted and she could not control them anymore. Who could gua

his time not because Garrett spun the chair she sat on back to its or

ett was to hold her wrist. She tried to pull her ha

the wheels on the chair's legs, he

they were, the warm breath from Garrett's lips brushed agai

g to woo you,

appearance. Though she looked beautiful in her knee-length black dress, t

can cry like this all alone? Uhm... you s

tt's grasp. But the result was the same. Garrett made sure Elic

is?” Elice repeated the question she was as

itantly, Gar

, gazing intently at Garrett. “...

nt to talk

zy stranger

tion made Ga

many other sensible things to do than discussi

won't make you

saw his expression. He looked so relaxed and carefree. A

ailable,” Garrett said lightly. “I have a few hours ahead to

flickering lights illuminating the place. It seemed like she need

to you, talking to a stranger gives you freedom. No judgment,

drunk too much that night. Otherwise, why did the w

hat his words had somewhat influenced her. Something

e you that I am

ession that he was relaxed. And that's why Elice was certain about something. That Garrett was the kind of womanizer. Because it seemed

id. “Is this how you usually try

hah

his shoulders completely. His da

nd my time here, and I'm sure everyone knows me. And I can assure you that none of them have ever seen me trying t

the faint sarcasm in Garrett's words. Something

ying to seduce her. But, what else could a woman like Elice think when she found a

ion...” Elice stared at

seconds, there was only silence between them. As if

Garrett did too. Why? Why did he have to leave his spot

ks, he realized one thing. The reason why he was still holding El

of a man can make a woma