Chapter 111

Tessa's face turned bright red in an instant. She quickly turned away and retorted, "W-What are you talking about? I would never say something like that…" Stephen's lips curved upward. "Really?" "Of course! How could I possibly say something like that in front of so many people…" Her voice trailed off, growing smaller and smaller. Damn it. A memory was starting to come back to her. It seemed like… she had indeed said those things last night. "I was just uttering nonsense!" The soft morning light filtered in through the glass window, illuminating the deep blush on her face. She bit her lower lip in embarrassment. "You know I was drunk and spouting nonsense. You're not seriously going to hold a drunk person accountable for that, are you?" Even she didn't sound all that confident. She muttered under her breath, "A drunk person can't fully control or recognize their actions. In legal terms, that's called diminished legal capacity…" He chuckled, and his shoulders shook. "Oh? Are yo