GoodNovelChapter 165 Pop! The cork of a champagne bottle flies off and Amara claps excitedly.
"Yay!" "Today was a good day," Kelvin says, holding up the wine bottle, "I know you probably think it's too early to celebrate but I've learnt to celebrate the small wins to better take the losses." "Oh we are not going to lose," Leila adds with a smile, passing her mother a wine glass and holding up two to Kelvin.
After Kelvin's counter, the judge agreed for Trent to be put on the stand as a key witness to the case. Justin was going to counter it but the letter written by Alpha Darren, Tatum's father, granting Trent permission to join Leila's parents on the journey was presented by Kelvin and there was no way for Justin to rebut.
After making his decree, the judge adjourned the next hearing to four days' time, giving them enough tto prepare their witnesses and evidence.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtKelvin fills the two glasses in Leila's hands and when he's about to pour the glass in Liana's hands, he sees she is not as enthusiastic as the rest of them. He drops the bottle, takes the glass from her and drops it too before he drags her to her feet. "Hey Clint," he beckons to the Al hassistant, "playssweet dancing music," he smiles at Liana.
"No Kelvin don't," Liana counters and Leila sips on her drink, giving Kelvin a thumbs up simultaneously.
She knows how hard this has been for her mother no matter how cheerful she tries to look, she sees the way she spaces out sometimes and the gloom that immediately fills her happy eyes when she thinks no one is looking. "Now, I know I am more handsthan your husband, but pretend he is this pretty young man for a moment," Kelvin says and spins Liana.
"Woo!" Leila cheers.
"Go gran gran," Amara cheers, climbing up the coffee table as tears fall from Liana's eyes.
"Thank you, all of you," she mutters as Kelvin rocks her sideways to the music.
Seeing Leila's attention on the dancing duo who are also paying her no attention, Amara reaches for the glass of champagne she is forbidden from, her curiosity getting the better of her but Leila's eyes' snap to her as he holds it to her mouth and she drops it instantly, shattering the glass, a look of guilt in her eyes.
Leila sneers at her but decides against reprimanding her until later, she leaves and returns with a mop. to clear the mess and when she takes it to the trash outside bet nosy heighbour is looking straight at her but she pays him no attention whatsoever, about to go inside when Tatum approaches.
"Hi," Tatum says, "I need a favour from you." Leila glares at him from head to toe, wondering how a man with the face of an angel and the body of a god could have the heart of a devil.
What a waste of good genes.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe doesn't say a word to him in response and reaches for the door when Tatum holds her back. "Leila, wait." Immediately, her body buzzes with electric sparks and sends a tingling shot straight to her core which fills her with an insane urge for him and she yanks her hand away.
This stupid mate bond.
It's enough that she has to consciously push her wolf to the back of her mind him to dull the year ever she sees her wolf fills her with in his presence but his touch is something she is powerless against and she rather not have him touch her at all.
The urge it fills her with is strong, too strong. It is like hating someone to the core and wanting them just as badly and the last thing she you wants is Tatum in front of her, not to talk of inside her. "Dad is sick, terminal and um....well, he hasn't said a word tosince you...you know," he looks away from her eyes in guilt.
"Since you sentenced an innocent pregnant woman to death?" Leila sneers at him.
Tatum bites down on his lower lip and his eyes blaze with an emotion that he quickly blinks away. "Then thing is even mom has it rough with him these days and I don't want him-The hesitates and sighs, know I have no right to ask this from you but he's asking to see you. I'm sure it'll gladden his heart to see you again."
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