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However, my relief did not make Serena's expression look good. On the contrary, she came up to me with two wine glasses and said, "Andrew, you used to be able to drink a lot, didn't you? Why do you have to use water instead of wine?" Her words were full of confidence. But in fact, I didn't drink much before. It was Serena who was always easily forced to drink when she was talking about business, and her alcohol tolerance was very low. So, every time I rushed to the front to block the wine for her. In order not to make her worry, I always held on until I got home before vomiting. I still remember the pain and numbness in my stomach, and the burning pain in my throat caused by the vomited wine. Often the next day, my voice would be a little hoarse. My alcohol tolerance has improved entirely because of Serena 's existence. But she never seemed to realize this.

However , my relief did not make Serena 's expression look good. On the contrary, she came up to me with two wine glasses and said, " Andrew , you used to be able to drink a lot, didn't you? Why do you have to use water instead of wine?" Her words were full of confidence. But in fact, I didn't drink much before. Serena was always easily forced to drink when she was talking about business, and her alcohol tolerance was very low. So every time I was the one who rushed to the front to block the wine for her. In order not to make her worry, I always held on until I got home before vomiting. I still remember the pain and numbness in my stomach, and the burning pain in my throat caused by the vomited wine. Often the next day, my voice would be a little hoarse. My alcohol tolerance has improved entirely because of Serena . But she never seemed to realize this.

The anger and dissatisfaction in my heart made me retort: "If I want to drink, I drink. If I don't want to drink, I don't drink. What's it to you?" Lucas ' eyes were red, and he tugged at Serena 's clothes, then sat down in silence. The friends at the table all looked over, as if they were all wondering why I suddenly lost my temper. It was as if I had bullied him.

Serena's face darkened, and she had already pressed the wine glass into my hand without letting me refuse: "You are making a scene like this. Lucas is obviously toasting you sincerely. Drink the wine and apologize to him." Sincerely? I laughed sarcastically. Serena is not stupid, on the contrary, she is very smart. It's not that she can't see Lucas's malice towards me, but she chose to turn a deaf ear to it. She is trying to save face for Lucas in her own way, even if the price is to embarrass me.

She came close to me and lowered her voice: "I have ten thousand ways to make it difficult for you to survive in this city. You can disobey me, but what about your parents? Can they accept that their son is unemployed and can't find a job at an old age?" She was right. I really can't let the parents of this world down. Serena knows how to control me and make me bow my head.

I raised the glass and shook it: " Serena , what if I say I'm going to die? I can't drink at all. I was able to drink a lot in the past because I was helping you drink." I observed the changes in her expression, not missing a single emotional fluctuation. She hesitated for a rare moment, looking at me carefully, as if to verify the truth of my words.

Luca s whispered: "How can a person act whether he can drink or not? It must be an act. If he couldn't drink and drank so much, he would have been hospitalized a long time ago..." His voice was not loud, but it was enough for Serena to hear. I noticed that her hesitation disappeared, replaced by a deep mockery.

After a few seconds of silence, she laughed out loud: "Are you disgusting? Have you learned to trick me with death now? Drink it and we'll write it off." My hand holding the wine glass suddenly tightened. Finally, I lowered my eyes and drank the wine in it. Serena, I am looking forward to it. I want to know what your expression will be when you find out that this glass of wine can really kill me?