One of the men asked, "Who is she?" He examined Essa up and down again and again.
Declan said, "I forgot to introduce her to you. She is my girlfriend, Essa Reese. She is a policewoman." Then he looked at Essa and said, "Say hello to these gentlemen."
Although Essa felt confused, she still greeted these men under Declan's expectant gaze.
Then she sat opposite Declan. He talked with these men warmly. Only then did she realize his purpose.
Declan was an unknown freelance painter.
He heard that Santabaca's most authoritative investors were here, so he came here to have a try.
Essa kept silent. Declan felt anxious. He looked at her and secretly signaled to her to put in a good word for him.
Declan was her boyfriend. Of course, she was willing to help him, so she tried her best to put in a good word for him.
However, these investors looked nonchalant and smiled faintly. Essa wasn't sure if they had taken what she had said seriously.
One of the investors sat beside Essa. Under the table, he put his hand on her thigh and moved his hand slowly.
She had never experienced such a thing before, so she doubted if it was her illusion. However, she felt his hand clearly.
'Humph! How dare you grope me?'
She clutched the investor’s hand and wrenched it. He cried out in pain.
All the people present were surprised by the investor's shout. They looked at Essa and the investor in confusion, including Declan.
After Declan reacted, he pulled Essa's wrist away immediately. He scolded her, "What are you doing?"
Essa was furious. Her eyes smouldered with anger. She breathed heavily and gritted her teeth. The investor felt pain and even couldn't raise his arm. He felt angry and said to Declan, "Do you come here to stir up trouble today? How dare you take the crazy woman here?"
Mr. Julian said, "It's OK that you don't apologize to me. Drink the bottle of wine, and then you can leave. Apologize to me or drink the wine. Choose one."
Essa sneered and didn't bother to talk with him. She walked towards the door.
But Declan pulled her arm to stop her. He whispered in her ear, "Don’t piss him off. I do that for Winston."
Hearing that, Essa stopped and picked up the bottle of wine. She didn’t care if the wine was strong or not. She gulped it down and left.
Declan was busy apologizing to these investors and didn't have time to catch up with Essa.
The wine was strong. Essa had drunk the whole bottle. Of course, she was drunk!
After she walked out of the private room, she was unsteady on her feet and felt dizzy. Jazz thought that the atmosphere of the bar was bad for Charlotte, so he planned to take her to leave.
Charlotte was naughty. If she continued to stay here, Jazz was afraid that she would be out of control!
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