His Contractual Mistress

Vincent lowered his head to kiss Hailee, but she quickly leaned back. He is reeking with alcohol, so Hailee avoids being kissed. 

The corner of her eyes caught a platter of fresh fruits on the table. She picked up a raspberry and put it in Vince's mouth. 

Hailee stared at Vincent while he chewed the fruit sexily. She added one more and again, which Vince didn't complain about but ate everything she put in his mouth. 

The way he's munching them plus licking his lip, Hailee has to swallow her saliva. Clearly, Vince is seducing her. 'What a flirty husband!' 

She knew Vince was doing it on purpose. His burning gaze made her feel like he was undressing her at this very moment. 'This guy!' 

Hailee could only sigh inwardly. She bit her bottom lip after she inhaled Vince's breath that is now smelled of raspberry, which enticed her to taste them.

She lifted her chin and reached for Vince's lips, initiating to kiss him. He  instantly responded passionately the moment Hailee's lips touched his. 

Soon, he deepened the kiss, pushed his tongue inside her mouth, where Hailee got a taste of the berries that were mixed with the liquor he had drunk earlier. 

Hailee moaned at what Vince did inside her mouth, and she seemed to get drunk tasting Vince's mouth. 

'This must be what they called love drunk.' she thought, satisfied with the way Vince kisses her lips. 

At a distance, Hilda rose an eyebrow upward. She reached her forehead and ran light massages to calm herself not to march and scold her son.

Hilda heaved a helpless sigh while watching the couple. She wanted to proceed to the next program of her birthday party. 

This time, family members should be called to go to the stage to deliver their meaningful messages for her, and it should start with Vincent. But she heard from Carl that Vincent was drunk and now pestering his wife. As she could see, he thinks that no one is around but he and Hailee alone in this grand hall. 

She is supposed to approach her son to reprimand him for getting drunk when Hailee is pregnant. However, it will be awkward if she goes toward the couple when they are making out in front of everyone. 

"I guess your brother should be sent back to his suite to sober up," Hilda told Deana and Sheena, standing by her side. 

"I will look around for those who have not drunk yet, mom. Everyone was getting intoxicated." 

Since most of Lopez and Shen need not drive and go home, the men had planned to drink till morning. Only fifteen men were seated at the table, but now over twenty men gathered around, drinking and laughing to their heart's content. 

Deana shook her head as she swept her gaze to the table to check who was still sober. Gladly, Rodney had a high tolerance for alcohol. Although Tyler and Zaijan were still looking calm, she could see they had drunk a lot already. 

"Maybe Hailee's knights?" Sheena suggested to her sister. She nudged Deana's shoulder, pointing her lips at another table where Vera Davies, Kelly Varghese, and Gigi Chan's company were seated at. 

"Go ask Rodney to help carry Vincent back to the suite, and I will ask James to help Rodney." 

"Yeah. That's a brilliant plan!" 

Deana and Sheena nodded at each other before they carried out their goal. The sisters approached the table and whispered to the men, who quickly looked in the couple's direction. 

The cousins raise their eyebrows. They looked at each other and shook their heads in amazement. Vincent undoubtedly is enjoying his life.

Anyway, he was the only one who was never in a relationship, so they all understood. Actually, they were happy for him that, at last, he finally united with the girl he dreamt of being with. 

"Alright. I'll be right back." Rodney gets up from the sofa and walks toward the intimate couple. "Hey, bro!" 

Rodney paused after Vincent shot a warning glare in his direction. He rolled his eyes and mumbled inside his head. 

'Jeez. After displaying too much PDA, now he wants to murder me with his dagger looks.' 

Not long, James came and began scolding Vincent. Rodney was shocked for mere seconds, watching James fearlessly lecturing Vincent; then, the corner of his mouth lifted into a smirk. 

'Heh. It looks like this guy hasn't tasted Vincent's fist yet.' 

At that very moment, Rodney came up with a plan. All of a sudden, he has an exciting idea of what kind of Bachelor party they must throw for Vincent.

And at this party, Hailee's knights must take part, as they will be the highlight. 

Rodney is just thinking about it; he cannot conceal his huge smile. Soon, he must share it with the other men to plan it well. 

"What are you snickering about? Are you mocking me?" Vincent sneered at Rodney as he misunderstood him. But he knew this guy very well. He is certain Rodney came up with something, and if he isn't mistaken, it's about him. 

And Vincent is right. Indeed, Rodney began listing inside his head what activities they should do at his Bachelor Party. 

"Nothing, bro! Come on! We will escort you back to your suites." Of course, he would deny it and keep it a secret for now, which Vincent kept throwing suspicious glares at him. 

"That's not needed. Besides, the party hasn't ended yet." 

"Really? Have you not realized that you made Hailee worry?" He wanted to point out that he was making too much public display of affection, which makes single men and ladies jealous.

But he chooses not to voice out this, which James is also thinking the same. 

Vincent fixed his gaze on Hailee, searching for something on her face. After he stared enough, guilt struck his chest after Hailee's eyes pleading at him to go. Sure thing, he made her worry by acting mischievously at the party. 

He is actually aware that his hand has been rubbing Hailee's smooth legs, but he could not control himself. As he was staring at the worried face of his wife, he wanted to punch himself from his foolishness. 

'The heck, am I doing?' "Okay. Let's go." He did not argue anymore. 

Vincent got up from the sofa and stretched his arm to help Hailee stand up. He steadied himself to walk properly, but he was dizzying.

Vincent shook his head to clear out his vision, but Hailee caught him. 

"Are you okay? Can you still walk?" She noticed when Vince pressed his eyelids and casually shaking his head twice. Literally, she would worry about him. 

Vincent shook his head and smiled At Hailee. He stretched his hand and hooked them around Hailee's waist.

"Yes. I can properly see the floor," he said confidently, which Hailee doubted that.

But she didn't say any word and quietly walked toward the exit door. However, even though they still tried to keep it low that they were leaving, many noticed that Vincent was drunk. 

And among those unhappy with Vincent's behavior tonight is Geoffrey. He already swears to himself not to feel affected or showed too much concern toward Hailee; however, it was already imprinted in his system to worry about this girl. 

Since Hailee was eleven years old, he witnessed her grow up. The sister's affection he felt for her becomes crushed later on. He knew it bloomed into love but just turned into unrequited love because Hailee only thinks of him as a brother. 

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Meanwhile, Hilda was annoyed. It was her birthday, but Vincent disappointed her. She could not believe that her son would lose control of himself tonight, but she also guesses that this was because of his cousins.

Vincent would not get drunk just like that if he weren't encouraged by his cousins, which these men can drink until morning. 

"Hilda, your face is frowning." 

Hilda glared at Fred after he whispered in her ear. She pursed her lips and mouthed, "I can't believe that your son forgot to hold on to his liquor. He knew he couldn't compete with his cousins!" 

"You have rights to fret, but remember that his in-laws are here." 

"That's the reason I am fuming! His in-laws were here, but he didn't control himself! He didn't even consider that Hailee had a sensitive pregnancy!" 

'The wind truly changes its course.' Fred muttered to himself. He was very amused to see Hilda fret because she was very concerned for Hailee. Fred quickly concealed the smirk playing in his mouth when Hilda scrutinized him. 

"You were laughing at me." 

Fred wasn't surprised anymore. He is used to Hilda's sharpness. 

"It's not just your birthday, Hilda. I know your son was delighted because we are also celebrating his engagement to Hailee for the second time, and most of all, the great news that he is now a father of three." 

Indeed, the media still cannot settle down from publishing the good news. Every social media platform posted the news, including those giant fashion houses reposting those stunning photos of Hailee and Vincent. 

Known designers are praising Janise Lopez for being a skilled designer. Tonight, it's not just Hailee and Vincent earning a large sum of money but also Janise for buying the royalty of these lovely creations. She received many orders, and it was something she must work on after Hailee and Vincent's wedding. 

The party proceeded with what was already on the program. 

The good thing is that Sheena made a video message for her mom. These passing days, she visits everyone in their suites to film a quick birthday greeting. 

Sheena played the video that caused Hilda to shed tears. But it was just brief because she was so good at controlling her emotions throughout these years. She is fragile inside, but she cultivated herself to remain calm and firm the whole time, whatever the situation is. 

Hilda thanked her daughters for the surprise birthday gift. Actually, it was more likely a documentary about her life. 

Sheena and Deana were asking the elders to describe what kind of person their mom was. 

Despite Hilda being known for her fierce temperament, the elders think it only suits her, as she is the Head of the Lopez Clan. 

"Thank you, everyone! Now, the real party has just started!" Hilda announced.

A few of Hilda's nephews and nieces, famous artists, took over the stage, and one started playing upbeat music. 

"It's disco time!" They screamed and began rapping and singing pop songs. 

The young ones now began crowding the dance floor, including Hazel, Nadia, and Liza. 

The party is just getting exciting and so the couple inside their hotel suite...