"Are you drunk?" Yue's delicate nose wrinkled as she caught the faint scent of alcohol from his breath.
Her voice was smooth and soothing, yet her eyes revealed a hint of displeasure.
"Ah-uh..." Wenxi, who had been letting him hold her, stepped away with a graceful motion.
She carefully used a white handkerchief to delicately brush off the spot where his fingers had touched her shoulders.
'Who drinks in the morning?' Yue thought, bewildered.
She glanced at Juliana, who was not known for drinking, and then turned her attention to Lisa.
"Ahem, we're—hiccup—not drunk at all, pretty girls!" Lisa smiled enchantingly, her charming eyes shimmering like morning dew as she waved her hands with a carefree gesture, urging them to disregard her state and continue as if nothing were amiss.
"Mother... you..." Juliana couldn't help but clutch her temples, her voice a mix of disbelief and exasperation.
"Mother?"
