Chapter 95 - 94: She Looks Down on Him
"Let someone take you back," Florence Fuller thought of calling Daniel Knight inside.
Luke Gardiner looked at her. Although his eyes were bleary from alcohol, he knew he was sober. He sat up and reached out to grab Florence, but Florence avoided his hand, looking at him in confusion.
His hand missed, and Luke looked at her blankly, "Do you despise me that much?"
"Are you leaving or not?" she asked.
He stood up, a half-smile on his face, "Leave? I haven’t had enough to drink yet."
"Then take your time drinking." Florence didn’t want to waste time with him here and turned to leave.
Seeing her turn away, Luke urgently rushed forward and hugged her from behind, "Don’t go."
The sudden close contact made Florence frown, "Let go."
"Don’t go." He embraced her, the softness of her body and the intoxicating scent tightened the grip of his arms around her.
"Let me go," she said, struggling against his hold. The more she struggled, the tighter Luke’s hold became, until they were pressed closely together, and Florence’s body was completely enveloped by his embrace.
Florence was squeezed so tightly by him that it became uncomfortable.
"Luke Gardiner!" her voice sharpened, "What exactly do you want?"