Chapter 1816

The man fell into silence before asking, “Ceri is in a relationship?” “Brother Ralph wants to, but Sis Jade didn’t accept him. They both are good at hiding. How would I know?” Cedar lovingly caressed her head and said, “Lil Lion, do you want to fall in love just because you want to be intimate with someone else?” Isabelle nodded heavily and said, “Is there any girl that doesn’t want to fall in love?” It was impossible to refute her when she spoke so confidently. “Look at me. Can I be the one?” If one listened carefully, the man’s voice was full of anxiety as he said that. “Ah, but Brother is my brother. How can I be in a relationship with my brother? Besides, Brother already has Sis Jade. Bella doesn’t want Brother!” The girl became so talkative and cute after getting drunk. Cedar wanted to run his fingers over her brow lovingly, but he did not want to take advantage of her while she was drunk. He halted his desire and said, “It’s Cedar, your Big Brother.” “That won’t do too. Big Brother is still my brother!” Isabelle directly rejected him. She seemed to be getting more drunk, and she could barely recognize the person in front of her. She babbled again, “Don’t say nonsense! My Big Brother might hear it. Anyway, how can it be Big Brother? Big Brother is older than me by twelve years! If he was six years older than he is now, that’s two of me already! Big Brother is the same as Mom, Dad, and Brother Lucas to me. I really respect him. Don’t speak nonsense anymore. Don’t speak nonsense…” She hoped that she would not imagine things in the future. If that wild thought continued, Big Brother might come to her mind when she fantasized about a man! As Isabelle thought about that, she quickly shook her head and threw her thoughts to the back of her mind. In that instance, she forgot what she had said earlier. She was oblivious to the fact that the man who hugged her had an unusually pale expression. When Isabelle returned to the condominium, she kept dancing noisily in the living room. Meanwhile, Cedar went to the balcony and had a smoke. He observed Isabelle the entire time while she acted like a mess when she was drunk. He used to hear from Caroline about how embarrassing Isabelle was whenever she got drunk. Usually, whenever Isabelle got drunk, she could not recognize people around her and loved fooling around a lot. It was Cedar’s first time experiencing how it was when Isabelle got drunk. Well, he did not mind it particularly. He allowed Isabelle to stumble around as she wanted. However, what she said in the car earlier… What she said hit the nail on the head. It made him heartbroken. Indeed, his age was almost double of hers. Cedar kept smoking, but his frustration grew worse as he smoked. He suddenly spoke and called the girl that was dancing in the living room. He straightforwardly asked, “Isabelle, can’t I be your man?” He regretted it immediately after asking that. Since when was he so impulsive?! When Isabelle heard Cedar’s question, she turned around and strolled to Cedar’s side. She stared at his handsome face and said, “My man!” She could not recognize the person in front of her at all! Cedar’s lips moved slightly. He said, “Sorry.” He was apologetic about his sudden impulse. Cedar had never been such a person. He should have been very good at suppressing himself. He should have held back all his feelings and waited for the right time to pounce! He should not have suddenly blurted it out like what he just did! Lucas reminded Cedar that Isabelle was turning into an adult soon. In the future, there would be other men that would have their eyes on her. If he continued to remain unmoved and stayed where he was, he would lose her soon. “Ah, why are you saying sorry?!” asked Isabelle. Isabelle suddenly hugged Cedar and said, “You don’t have to apologize. You don’t have to apologize no matter what you did. You’re my man!” After she said that, she tip-toed and pressed her soft lips against his thin lips. Cedar was utterly stunned. Her kiss struck him like a bolt of lightning and thunder, piercing his heart. He stared at her in immense shock and questioned, “What are you doing?” “Earlier, you said you’re my man, but you’re apologizing. Why are you apologizing? I don’t know why you’re upset. Whenever Father is angry at Mother, she would kiss him to comfort him.” Did she kiss him earlier just to comfort him?! The man’s face turned colder after he calmed down from the great shock. He was not delighted by the kiss at that moment. With an extremely cold voice, he asked, “Isabelle, do you know what you’re doing?”