In just mere moments, the two grew closer and the distance between them vanished steadily.
In her drunken statethat, Sophia opened her bleary eyes and saw shadows lurking around her blurred vision. Despite her haziness, one thing remained clear: the bright, vivid gaze of a single man, shining like blessed light within creeping darkness.
His gaze, so deep and bottomless...
They were Alexander's eyes.
Anger rushed through her veins and shot up straight to her head. Struck by a sudden inspiration of fury, Sophia rose with angry determination and pounced on Alexander like a scorned tigress. She pinched his neck, digging her fingers into his flesh as she roared a mighty yell, "You absolute bastard!"
Her unexpected fit of fury caught the shocked Alexander off guard. Unable to react in time, Alexander found himself pushed to the sofa. As he fell, he instinctively reached for Sophia and held her firmly so as to prevent her from falling with him.
