Tangled By Fate

Chapter 571: DRUNKEN STUPOR



"No, no! I'm not going!"

Ironin didn't heed her words. But then, he was startled when she dropped to the ground and hugged his thigh. He never faced her challenging behavior before. If it were someone else, he would kick them out or cut their throats. He couldn't do that to her.

"Let go," he calmly said.

"I'm going nowhere!" Veronica was stubborn. She wouldn't let go.

Ironin let out a sigh. He never felt so helpless before. He leaned and grabbed her both arms. He gently pulled her. "Get up."

"No!"

"Please."

"No! No!"

"I'm begging you."

His voice was gentle each time he urged her to stand up. There was a sense of feebleness in his tone.

He was a person with a strong personality. He never begged anyone for anything. He was never unreasonable. Thus, whatever he asked for, he got it. People never personally messed up with him. Those who did, he shot them dead.

However, it was different tonight. He wasn't being unreasonable. The person who was hugging his thigh was. And, he couldn't shoot an arrow at her.

He took a deep breath. Afterward, he grabbed her arms and strongly pulled her up. As he lifted her, her body shook.

She wasn't prepared to stand up right away. As a result, her balance was off and she fell forward.

Ironin grabbed her by reflex. His arm was tightly wrapped around her waist.

Veronica was going to complain about the pain but then she saw his face very close to hers. Her half-lid eyes enjoyed the beauty in the evening with her drunken stupor. All of a sudden, she grinned.

Confusion was written all over Ironin's face. He never faced anything like that before. He didn't know this side of Veronica in the past. He had no idea what she was thinking. Still, he knew one fact that was, she was having some kind of plot to bother him more.

Before he knew it, she pressed her lips on him.

"!!!"

Ironin's eyes widened in shock. Since his reflex was faster than hers, he was able to manage to press his palm on her lips. So, his left hand was in between their lips. She wasn't able to kiss him at all.

Veronica realized that too. She wasn't upset. She narrowed her eyes as though she took his action as a challenge. She stuck out her tongue and licked his palm.

"!!!"

Ironin's heartbeat escalated. He wanted to push her face back so much but held himself back. Rather, he grabbed her face with his left hand and pushed her away. His movement was slow, trying not to hurt her. His right arm also let go of her waist, keeping her steady instead.

She realized it didn't work. She moved her tongue on his palm, leaking every nook and cranny. Her tongue moved seductively as if she was trying to allure him like a siren.

"..." Ironin stared at her with confusion in his eyes. He was baffled by her action. It was his first time being assaulted by a lady he admired. He didn't know what to do. The ruthless archer suddenly seemed too innocent.

He thought of something. Then, he tossed her around his shoulder and strode toward the inn. Being upside down on a man's shoulder for the first time made Veronica's head spin.

"Hey, handsome! How can you be so rough with a beautiful lady like me? You should treat gorgeous women gently. Just because I showed some interest in you, doesn't mean you can do however you please!"

She shouted at him but he didn't pay attention.

She raised her head and saw him going inside the inn and climbing the stairs.

"If you think of sleeping with me without my consent, I'll scream! I just wanted to kiss you. I don't want to sleep with you. Who would sleep with a rough man? No one likes a rough man! Women like gentlemen! Gentlemen!"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Ironin's ears burned. He never felt so humiliated in his life. His ears were burning. He could see a few watchful eyes throwing daggers at him but no one came to stop him.

He unlocked the door and opened it. It was Veronica's room. He gently put her on the bed. He thought she would struggle to get away from him.

But to his surprise, she grabbed his collar and pulled him into bed. Within a second, their position changed. She was sitting on top of him.

Surprise after surprise made him speechless. He didn't know a graceful lady he had known for quite some time could turn into something completely different after getting drunk. Veronica smirked as she looked down at him. "Did you think you could do anything you want because you are more powerful? You are wrong. Don't think too highly of yourself." Then, she paused and looked at him properly. She smirked and changed his tone while saying, "Pretty boy, you seem very family. Do I know you?"

Her question made his heart skip a beat. "You... you don't," Ironin said in a gentle voice. "And you never will."

Right after he finished answering her question, he hit the corner of her neck. Her body dropped on top of him. He carefully grabbed her and put her in bed. After covering her with the blanket, he left her there. He dragged his feet to his bed.

He took deep breaths to calm his heart. Her words and actions scared him out of his wits. Somehow, her actions reminded him of something. It drifted him back in the past. He felt

depressed.

He closed his eyes and tried to remember the past. The same images continued to play in his head as though he didn't want to come back to reality. Slowly, he fell asleep.

While they were busy with themselves, Felix searched the entire village for them. Then, he came back to the inn only to see both of them were asleep.

Felix woke up Ironin. "Why are you sleeping? We are supposed to leave at midnight."

"Let's rest before we go." Ironin sounded tired. He closed his eyes again.

Felix was speechless. He didn't know what could have happened for the two of them getting

so tired after resting a whole day. Especially Ironin, he was acting a bit differently.