Chapter 25

It sounded as though a drunkard had just crashed into the wall after losing their balance.

That thought weirded Sage out. Wanda and Ian were the only ones staying in Solaris Estate. None of them would ever drink.

The next thing she knew, her room door was flung open from the outside with a loud click.

Ian actually stumbled into the room afterward. He staggered about like he was about to keel over at any given moment. His cheeks were unnaturally flushed, with sweat beading on his forehead. Even the corners of his eyes were unusually red.

Sage's instincts screamed at her that something was wrong. She closed her laptop with the intention of kicking Ian out of her room.

"Did you drink alcohol?" she asked as she opened the door. "Wan—mmph!"

Before Sage could call out Wanda's name, she felt intense pain prickling from her lips. It turned out that Ian had just captured her lips with his own.

"You—"

Shocked, Sage tried to push Ian away, but he responded by kissing her passionately.

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