His Coy Lover

Burton’s goal was to wait for Zelda to drink the wine and then take her to the parking lot to have sex in his car.

Once Zelda lost her virginity to him, he would propose to the Roscente family again under the guise of responsibility, and the Roscente family would definitely agree to his marriage to Zelda.

There were few people walking around the corner of the Granger family’s backyard.

Burton, who had been hoodwinked and beaten up, was being held down by someone, his eyes covered with a blindfold, and was being forced to drink wine.

“Mmm…”

Burton struggled desperately, but he couldn’t break free. The spicy wine forced its way down his throat, and before he could swallow, more wine was poured into his mouth. He had no choice but to swallow it.

Charles sat in his wheelchair, coldly watching Burton struggle.

Once the glass of spiked wine was emptied into Burton’s belly, Monday quietly pushed Charles away.

After Charles left, Chuyi and the others released Burton and quickly left the scene.

Burton lay stiffly on the ground, panting heavily. After wiping away some blood from his nose, he finally had the strength to pull off the blindfold covering his eyes. He propped himself up and looked around, but there was no one in sight.

Who had hoodwinked him and brought him here to beat him up?

Wiping away some more nosebleed, Burton stood up, took out his phone, and called Elle.

He was in no condition to return to the banquet now, looking as disheveled as he did.

Elle quickly answered his call.

“Burton, what’s wrong?” Elle asked in a hushed tone. “You came, but then you disappeared. I can’t see you anywhere.”

“Elle, I should be in the backyard of the Granger family. It’s quiet here. Sneak out while no one’s paying attention. I was hoodwinked and beaten up, so my face is probably bruised and my nose is bleeding. It’s not suitable for me to go back to the banquet now.”

Upon hearing this, Elle was taken aback.

If Frank hadn’t been watching her nearby, she would have screamed.

This was the Granger family’s estate.

Burton was a guest at the banquet. Who dared to hoodwink him and beat him up?

More importantly, they had done it without anyone noticing.

“Burton, do you know who tied you up in the sack?”

“I don’t know. After they tied me up and beat me up, they covered my eyes with a black cloth. Then several people held me down and forced me to drink wine. I almost choked to death.”

Burton wiped his nosebleed again, feeling a bit warm. He adjusted his tie and said to Elle, “Elle, come over first and bring some tissues. I’m still bleeding.”

“Okay, I’ll come find you right away,” Elle whispered to Burton, then hung up the phone.

“Elle.”

Frank walked over quickly after Elle ended the call, asking with concern, “Elle, what happened? You didn’t look too good after you answered the phone.”

“It’s nothing.”

Elle asked gently, “Frank, they’re dancing. Aren’t you going to join them?”

Frank looked at her tenderly and extended his right hand to her with a smile, saying, “I need a dance partner, Elle. Would you honor me with a dance?”

Elle couldn’t refuse and accepted his invitation.

However, she was worried about Burton. While dancing, she kept stepping on Frank’s feet. After the dance, she apologized shyly, “Frank, I haven’t danced in a while and I’m not used to it. I keep stepping on your feet.”

Frank looked deeply into her eyes and said softly, “It’s okay. Elle, do you have something on your mind? You can confide in me. If I can help you, I will.”

Elle couldn’t even meet his gaze and said, “Frank, I’m fine. Frank, I’ll go first…” She hadn’t even finished saying the word “bathroom” when she heard a commotion outside.

Frank frowned. Who would dare to cause a commotion in their house on such an occasion?

As the host, Frank certainly had to go out and see what was happening.

And he wasn’t the only one. Everyone in the house heard the noise outside and followed curiously.

Elle was no exception.Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

After the two of them left the main house, they saw everyone heading towards the backyard.

Suddenly, Elle remembered what Burton had said on the phone. He mentioned being in the backyard, and now everyone was rushing to see what was going on. Could they be going to see Burton’s embarrassment?

“Frank, let’s go see what’s happening,” Elle said anxiously, trying to appear curious on the surface as she held Frank’s hand and followed the others to the backyard.

Curiosity is human nature.

After eating and drinking their fill, Zelda saw everyone heading out to see what was happening and decided to join them with Nina.

“Elle.”

A low, cold voice called out.

It was Charles’s voice.