CHAPTER 70: CHAPTER 70: DRUNK

The atmosphere seems a bit off...

Sienna Thornton gave an awkward smile, quickly withdrew her hand, propped herself on a single crutch, and turned to leave. But her quick movement threw her off balance, and she fell backward.

For a moment, she thought she was going to suffer yet another injury, but unexpectedly, she landed solidly in the warm embrace of a man.

Simon Forrester looked down at her.

His eyes, unfathomable, were no longer his usual indifferent gaze. They were mixed with other emotions, a bit intense...

Sienna Thornton couldn’t help feeling flustered and struggled to get up...

"Mr. Forrester, Lawyer Thornton, you two are up so early?" Auntie King’s voice suddenly came.

Sienna Thornton snapped back to reality, awkwardly stood up, and smiled at Auntie King, "The weather’s nice today, perfect for watching the sunrise."

Auntie King responded with an "Oh," and said, "I’ll go prepare breakfast then."

"Alright!" Sienna Thornton still felt embarrassed, taking the opportunity to follow Auntie King to the kitchen. "Auntie, let me tell you, I want to eat..."

After she showered and came out, Simon Forrester had gone back to his room for more sleep. By the time she had breakfast and then napped until the evening, Simon Forrester had left again.

Since then, the two hadn’t bumped into each other for several days.

It wasn’t that Sienna Thornton was deliberately avoiding him, but Simon Forrester hadn’t been home for a few days. According to Auntie King, he seemed to be staying at the office overnight due to a project and had instructed Auntie King to take good care of Sienna Thornton.

Hearing Auntie King say this, the awkwardness Sienna Thornton had been holding onto for the past few days instantly scattered. She was planning not to fuss over it with Simon Forrester anymore when Auntie King suddenly took two days off.

With the previous experience, Sienna Thornton didn’t stop her this time and readily let Auntie King go home to handle her affairs.

That night, Sienna Thornton took a shower, made herself some egg noodles, and was about to go to bed when she heard a noise in the living room.

Ever since Mrs. Reed had caused trouble last time, whenever she was home alone, she became extra sensitive to sounds.

Therefore, at that moment, she boldly put on her robe, got out of bed, and opened the door, only to see Harrison Rowe coming out of Simon Forrester’s room, about to leave.

"Assistant Rhodes..." Sienna Thornton called out to him.

Harrison Rowe turned around, nodded in greeting, "Lawyer Thornton, haven’t gone to bed yet?"

"I was about to," Sienna Thornton tilted her head, pointing at Simon Forrester’s bedroom door, "Your Director Forrester is back?"

"Yes," Harrison Rowe took a step closer, lowered his voice, "There was a project celebration party tonight, and Director Forrester drank a bit too much. He’s already asleep, so I’m counting on you to look after him tonight."

Sienna Thornton instinctively replied, "Oh, okay."

After Harrison Rowe left, she then realized: Why should I care if he’s drunk? Why should I look after him? He’s not my partner...

Sienna Thornton was angrily thinking about returning to her room when she saw Simon Forrester stagger out from the master bedroom.

As he walked, he was untying his tie, and his suit jacket was nowhere to be seen, leaving him in just a white shirt and black trousers.

Startled, Sienna Thornton quickly propped herself up with her crutch and approached, asking repeatedly, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

Simon Forrester ignored her, pulled off the tie, and then began unbuckling his belt.

Sienna Thornton, in a panic, grabbed his hand that was undoing the belt buckle, "What are you trying to do?"

"I want to take a shower," Simon Forrester flicked away her hand, "Go to sleep."

——

Seeing he couldn’t even stand steadily, Sienna Thornton quickly supported his arm, "How can you shower like this? If you fall later, you’ll end up like me."

She was naturally referring to if Simon Forrester insisted on showering, he could very well end up fracturing or cracking a bone just like she did.

Simon Forrester still ignored her, shook off her hand again, and forced his way into the guest bathroom. After pulling out his belt, he started unbuttoning his shirt. While unbuttoning, he suddenly staggered and sat heavily on the toilet lid.

Recalling his alarming appearance during his last fever, Sienna Thornton gritted her teeth, turned on the heater, and stepped forward to help him take off his shirt.

She bent slightly, her body towering over Simon Forrester, who was seated on the toilet.

Simon Forrester looked up at her, his amber eyes seriously fixed on her, murmuring with a chuckle, "Why are you taking off my clothes?"

The smell of alcohol he exhaled made her dizzy, both irritated and amused, "I want to sleep, I’m afraid of you, okay?"

She meant that Simon Forrester’s last fever had kept her up all night, so tonight she couldn’t afford to let him catch a cold and fever.

But to a drunk person, these words didn’t fully register, and he chuckled foolishly, "You have to shower before you can sleep, huh..."

"Got it," Sienna Thornton pushed him back, telling him to sit up straight, her tone slightly stern, "Promise you’ll sleep well after the shower?

He nodded emphatically, his head tilting to one side.