An Enchanted Innocence

Chapter 23

"Aaaahhh!" The drunk man screamed in pain.

Obviously he did because Ethan was exerting an excruciating pressure on his wrist. He clasped his wrist, slowly tightening his grip on it. The distinct sound of bones cracking reverberated throughout the bar.

"Ahhhh! Leave my hand. It f*cking hurts!" he tried to free himself, but Ethan didn't let him.

He clenched harder and harder. When Ethan reached the bar and saw a drunkard trying to touch Serena, the air around him froze even colder than the Arctic. His gaze squinted as if he wanted to skin him alive.

*SNAP*

"AHHHH!!!!"

The bone broke, and the man collapsed convulsing in terrible pain. Ethan let go, and the man saw his wrist loosely hanging like a broken toy. He could even see the bone's two halves. He was horrified and felt nauseated. He immediately fell unconscious.

Everybody was stunned to the core. But nobody uttered a word or tried to stop Ethan. They sensed his domineering aura and figured that he is a man of power and status. So, nobody had the guts to meddle.

He gave one side look, and everybody went back to their own business. The drunkard was thrown out. Linda was now completely sobered up. But Serena was still dizzy and lightheaded. She raised her head to look at the man standing before her and beamed.

"Ethan!" She happily jumped in his embrace.

He froze. He stood rooted like an unmoving log of wood. He blinked his eyes God knows how many times. He looked down to see his reluctant wife hugging him on her own accord. He felt like this was a dream.

Clearly, Serena wouldn't have done that had she been sober. He came out of his stupor and asked gently,

"Serena?"

"Hm?"

"Are you okay? Did that man hurt you?"

She frowned. "Who?"

"That...forget it.", he patted her head, "Why are you here?"

"To-to," Serena was scrunching her brows hard as if trying to remember something. "Yes! To drown in the ocean of limitless alcohol."

His mouth twitched. "Whose idea was it?"

"My best friend, Linda! She gave this *hic* awesome idea of drowning in the ocean of limitless alcohol."

Ethan looked up at Linda, and she awkwardly laughed. "Hehe..." He narrowed his eyes, and she shrank back in fear. 

Suddenly, Serena wrapped her legs around him and hugged him like a koala. She was trying to climb him like a tree. This immense intimacy was testing his patience. "What are you doing?"

"You are too tall! My neck is hurting. This way, I will come face to face." She had a silly smile on her face. Then she grabbed his face and moved it left and right as if examining it in great detail. He let her do as she pleased.

She giggled, "You. are. so. cute!", she said while poking her finger on his chest after uttering every word. She laughed heartily.

Cute? He pursed his lips. But he was enjoying seeing this different version of hers. Today Ethan discovered a new side to Serena. The reserved, elegant, bold and proud Serena turns completely cute when she is drunk.

"How much did you drink?"

"Hmmm...", she tapped her finger on her chin. "One, two, three." She counted on her fingers. "Three pegs." And she does not have much alcohol tolerance either.

"Alright. That is enough for tonight. Let's head back home."

"Nooooo. What about the plan of drowning in the ocean of limitless alcohol!? I don't want to go...", she pouted.

Is she on repeat mode today?

Ethan shot a dangerous look to Linda.

She panicked. Before the bomb ticked off and her state would become the same as that drunkard, she quickly said, "Serena dear. We should leave. Hehe..."

Ethan smiled, "Come on. Get down. We'll go."

"No!", Serena hugged him even tighter. "You are so warm. It feels good in your embrace. I won't get down." She stubbornly latched herself on him, refusing to get down. 

He took a sharp breath. And she becomes clingy too, "Serena."

"Hm?"

"Don't ever drink when I'm not around, okay?"

She looked at him thoughtfully. "Why?"

"It's for your good." God knows what he will do if he sees her this clingy with another man. That will surely be the beginning of an apocalypse.

She didn't understand but nodded, pinching his cheeks. "You are cho cute, so I will listen to you."

He smiled. "Shall we go now?"

She frantically shook her head. "No. I want to dance. Come, come come!" She grabbed his arm and dragged him towards the dance floor.

"Now *hic* follow my lead. I will teach you.", she nodded gravely.

Ethan raised his eyebrows in amusement,"Is this the same girl who always maintained a strong and rational front against others?"

He followed along with her antics. Student Ethan was very carefully paying attention to Teacher Serena's class.

Her steps were entirely out of sync, being all tipsy, but Ethan secretly lead the dance. And Serena was happy thinking that it was her achievement. Even though in a drunken state, Ethan was happy to see her laughing and smiling.

"Now twirl me!", she said excitedly.

Ethan held her finger and twirled her around.

"Wheeeeee...!" she exclaimed while turning a full circle. She was enjoying it as if she was playing a ride. She made Ethan twirl her numerous times until the point she got dizzy.

"Everything is circling circling...."

He sighed. "Alright. It's quite late now. We will leave now."

"En.", she mumbled.

She wasn't in a state to walk properly, so he carried her in his arms and got seated inside his car.

He was trying to settle her, but she didn't let go of his neck. Before Ethan could even realize what happened, Serena leaned forward and pressed her lips on his.

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