Chapter 244

Penelope rose on her toes, reaching up to kiss Sebastian's lips. "Sebastian, I love you so, so much!" He instinctively turned his head aside, and her kiss landed on the corner of his mouth instead. She clung tighter around his neck and whispered pitifully, "Sebastian, don't you love me anymore?" "No," he shot back without thinking. The alcohol had already dulled his judgment, and his fragile restraint was slipping. He tried to step back to put distance between them. "Why are you avoiding me then?" She pressed closer, refusing to let him escape. Her warm cheek brushed against his, and her voice was soft and desperate. "Sebastian, you're making me so uneasy. Please just hold me." When he still didn't move, Penelope crushed the pill hidden in her sleeve. A moment later, the familiar ink scent on him was tainted by a faint metallic sweetness. Heat surged violently through his body, clouding his mind. Suddenly, she yanked him hard, pulling him down with her. They crashed onto the h