Falling For My Ex's Uncle - Chapter 401: Chapter 401

Whisky wsn't particularly bad, but I'd always liked it only on ice.
However, in order to make the three men present drunk, I could only bite the bullet and drink.
The alcohol content was not high, but when consumed with mixers, it was especially easy to get drunk.
Herbert naturally believed that with his alcohol tolerance, he would definitely be able to drink me down easily. That was why he swore that he would make the payment tomorrow.
I found an excuse to go to the bathroom. When I returned to the private room, Leah was long gone.
"Mrs. Herrera. you are too good-looking." Herbert's face revealed a wretched smile as he stared at me.
"Herbert, where's Ms. Herrera?" I asked.
Looking at him, whose eyes were filled with desire and he was about to lose control, I frowned slightly.
Herbert's oily face was flushed, and the corners of his mouth were curled into a smile. "Ms. Herrera drank too much. She'll go back first. We'll continue drinking, Mrs. Herrera. Don't worry, if you get drunk, I'll definitely send you back personally."
As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass in his hand and sauntered towards me.
The smell of alcohol mixed with the smell of smoke wafted from his body. I felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach and had the urge to vomit.
I glanced at the other two men in the booth. One had fallen asleep on the table, while the other was vomiting in the toilet.
Fortunately, the private room was big enough. Otherwise, the smell it emitted would definitely make me vomit in minutes.
When Herbert reached out to hug my waist, I was about to make a move when the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open from the outside. The next second, Herbert was kicked to the ground.
I looked up and saw Yaeger Duesler standing in front of me. His cold eyes stared straight at Herbert, who had fallen to the ground.
Herbert seemed to have sobered up from the sudden pain. He staggered to his feet and was about to flare up when two men in black suits suddenly walked out and slapped his face a few times. Immediately after, painful wails sounded.
I frowned slightly. Just as I was about to clean up the mess, Yaeger grabbed my arm and quickly walked out of the private room.
At this moment, the waiters standing outside the door had their heads lowered. No one dared to enter the private room to stop them.
I didn't shake off Yaeger's hand until I was out of the restaurant.
I hadn't expected him to show up here. After a moment's hesitation, I asked, "Were you following me?"
However, in the next second, I denied my guess. If he had really followed me, he wouldn't have only appeared now.
I felt that maybe he had just seen me by accident.
I wondered if Herbert had seen Yaeger just now. If he had, he might have exaggerated it in front of Leah tomorrow.
"Yaeger, what are you trying to do?" I took a deep breath and stared fixedly at him.
"I should be the one asking you that." Yaeger Duesler said coldly, "Do you know who Herbert Riley is?"
I couldn't help but stiffen when I heard this name. I didn't expect the man just now to be Herbert.
He had always been lustful. His family was rich and powerful. As long as he liked a woman, he would definitely think of a way to get her.
Moreover, he was quite famous in Nifelheim City. Because he had a backer, no one in Nifelheim City dared to provoke him.
In the circle of upper class, most people kept a respectful distance from him.
Although everyone loved to play, a person like him who had no principles would only ruin his reputation.
I pursed my lips and felt a little flustered. Because it happened so suddenly, I didn't know that Leah had actually arranged to meet Herbert.
When I thought up to here, I couldn't help but feel suspicious. I didn't know that Herbert actually collaborated with Herrera Group since his name was not in the contract that I had flipped through today.
Therefore, Leah had deliberately set up this drinking party today.
The goal was to ruin my innocence so that Alex could divorce me and chase me out of Herrera Group. I did not expect Leah to be so vicious.
She didn't care about my identity at all. It seemed that even though I was Maddox's daughter, the Parks family didn't care about me at all. That was why she could bully me so brazenly.
Alex had said that he didn't want her to die. Of course, I wouldn't kill her. After all, it was illegal.
I didn't want to spend the rest of my life in prison. However, since she could use others to harm me, I had to take revenge.
Although I had something on her, she knew that as long as I was Alex's wife, it was impossible for me to publicize anything that was against her.
If I was really tainted by Herbert today, when I divorced Alex and released her news, she would definitely say that I slandered her.
At that time, not many people would believe that I was telling the truth.
"Actually, even if you didn't come, I would have been able to escape unscathed," I said calmly, but I was still a little touched by Yaeger's help. After all, he could have chosen to ignore it.
"What about the next time?" Yaeger reminded me, "You know that Leah doesn't like you, and you also know that she brought you here on purpose. Why did you still come?"
I cleared my throat. "Yaeger, I can't live the life I want like you do, or have as much as you do. I have to work hard to get what I want."
I paused for a moment and continued calmly, "There are still many things that I might not be able to obtain even after I put in my efforts."
He then said, "It's getting late. I'll send you back."
I was about to refuse, but then I thought it was fine to get a free ride. After all, it was difficult to get a taxi at this time, and I was really a little tired and hungry.
I said, "I'm hungry."
Yaeger was slightly stunned. His gaze paused on me for a moment. "How about having some barbecue?"
"Okay."
"Come with me."
I stood silently beside him. Under the light, his figure was very long. The two of us were actually not very close, but the two shadows overlapped, as if they were very intimate.
If I had confessed and asked him to stay back then, I wondered if Yaeger would not have left.
Perhaps our relationship would no longer be what it was now.
However, no one could guarantee that they could continue to like someone like that.
"Laurel, have you thought about me all these years?" Yaeger suddenly stopped in his tracks. I was following closely behind him, so I bumped into his firm chest.