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2024-10-29 19:42:56"What's wrong? You don't want to drink with me?" Emma asked indifferently. The bartender immediately served a cocktail in front of Emma.
Emma suddenly felt someone holding her hand as she raised her wine glass and was about to drink it.
"You're not doing well. It's not advisable to drink alcohol," Bruce says.
Emma wanted to oppose Bruce but couldn't defeat Bruce's power.
"Why, I'm in a bad mood, so why can't I have a little drink?" Emma shouted to Bruce. Then, Emma lowered her head and covered her eyes.
Bruce said nothing and took the wine glass from Emma's hand. Seeing Emma's state, Bruce said a few words to the barman.
The bartender looked at Bruce in surprise but obediently fulfilled Bruce's request after seeing him hand over several dollar bills.
A few minutes passed, and Emma, whose emotions had stabilised, immediately raised her head slowly.
"I'm sorry. I was in a bad mood earlier. If you hadn't shown me the evidence this
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