No Trespassing! My Aloof Brother-Chapter 591 - 589: Know When to Stop [1st Update]

Ian Hobbs stared at the drink Hudson Moore handed him, at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Not one to show off, he accepted the glass of wine from Hudson, smiling calmly: "Hudson, I can’t handle my alcohol well. Let’s take it easy with this drink, it’s the thought that counts. Thank you for your congratulations."

Ian is a gracious person, always acting within his abilities, never cracking jokes haphazardly or putting others in awkward positions.

"Ian, we’ve been classmates for so many years. You’re engaged to Seven, and we’re all genuinely happy for you. If you don’t finish this drink today, is there anything more to say?"

At the adjacent table, Ian’s colleagues saw Hudson putting Ian in a difficult spot and were displeased, thinking, isn’t this forcible difficulty? Ian explicitly stated he can’t handle alcohol, yet Hudson still insisted, clearly carrying a torch for Fifth Master Scott.

However, matters of the heart are always mutual decisions. If Seven Murray chose Christopher Scott today, Ian would certainly give his blessings generously.

Even though the colleagues weren’t classmates of Christopher, Fifth Master Scott’s reputation in S City thunderous, and his relationship gossip heard extensively. They were somewhat aware of the love triangle between these three.

Seeing their colleague being bullied, they naturally refused to sit idly.

Despite Christopher Scott and his crowd’s prowess, Ian’s background is no pushover either, they won’t allow this bunch to bully him.

Thus, the men at the neighboring table couldn’t sit still, exchanged glances, stood up one by one, walking toward Ian Hobbs and Seven Murray.

One of the men took Ian’s glass of wine, smiling: "Sixth Young Master Moore, you’re classmates with our Young Master Hobbs, you know he can’t drink, right? I’ll drink this for him — deep affection, bottoms up."

Saying so, the man threw his head back and downed the hard liquor in one gulp.

In an instant, Maya Spencer and Sophia Bennett were stunned, wondering, one gulp, can Hudson manage it? Will he get a gastric bleed and end up in the hospital?

Evidently, Hudson Moore was also shocked by the man’s drinking prowess, thinking, damn, is this guy here to spar?

Taking a deep breath, Hudson thought, screw it, after all, he brought this trouble upon himself.

Originally, he intended to trouble Ian, hoping he’d at least apologize to Christopher Scott, given how long Christopher and Seven were together before Ian took away his beloved.

Christopher sat beside Hudson, knowing Hudson’s drinking limits, a shot of hard liquor proving challenging, yet Hudson was making a stand for him and Christopher recognized it.

Thus, Christopher smiled, stood up, took Hudson’s glass, and said smilingly: "Seven, Ian, congratulations to both of you, hope to witness your wedding soon."

"Thank you!" Seven and Ian watched Christopher’s generosity and the smile on his face, feeling relieved at last.

Hudson, watching Christopher’s courage, felt sad. He wanted to challenge those men, but Christopher lightly kicked him, signaling not to embarrass himself.

Seeing Christopher kick him, Hudson stopped speaking.

Soon, he heard Christopher say: "Brothers, later on I need Hudson to handle some matters for me, I’ll drink this for him."

After speaking, Christopher gulped down the drink.

As the hard liquor went down, Christopher felt his stomach burn uncomfortably, like fire, almost causing him to vomit.

However, he couldn’t vomit at Seven’s engagement party, forcing himself to endure it.

"Fifth Master Scott, impressive drinking skills, hope to drink at your wedding soon, a toast to you." Another man, seeing Christopher’s drinking prowess, refilled his glass.

Hearing the mention of others wanting to celebrate his wedding, Christopher felt mixed emotions, uncertain if such a day would ever arrive.

Nevertheless, he still smiled and said: "Ah! Thank you!"

Then, he downed another glass.

Ian’s colleagues witnessing this, all moved forward to toast Christopher, as if he were today’s engaged one.

Ian stood aside, watching the drinking unfold, dumbfounded.

Seven, beside him, furrowed her brows, gently pushing Ian to alert him. Ian quickly returned to his senses, smiling and saying: "Thanks everyone for being here, let’s take it easy with the drinks, don’t harm yourselves."

Subsequently, he swiftly grabbed a colleague’s glass, placing it on the table, signaling them to tone down.

Yet, the men persisted, continuing to prompt Christopher to drink.

Having witnessed Christopher’s dominance, they took today’s opportunity to support Ian, preventing him from taking advantage of Ian afterwards.

In truth, Christopher hadn’t bullied anyone, if he truly intended harm, this engagement party wouldn’t stand.

To showcase his graciousness, Christopher smiled, brushed Ian aside, wanting to drown himself, to forget Seven, forget Ian.

Unfortunately, despite making himself uncomfortable with alcohol, his awareness remained sober, without a trace of drunkenness.

Maya, noticing this, nudged Liam Spencer, whispered: "Brother, is Christopher okay, should you intervene?"

"Let him act, once the show ends, he’ll accept reality." Liam replied indifferently.

Besides, they all knew Christopher’s drinking limits, making sure he wouldn’t face trouble.

However, Sophia Bennett wasn’t aware, seeing others pressuring Christopher, her heart ached, unaware that if Christopher chose not to drink, no one could force him to a single drop.

He was present for Seven’s sake, Ian’s sake, and his own dignity.

Hence, Sophia swiftly stood up from her seat, moved before Christopher, took his glass without a word, finishing the leftover half glass of hard liquor.

Subsequently, she transferred the drink prepared for Christopher from another man’s glass into his, gulped it down, acting casually: "You all stand here drinking endlessly, I can’t focus on eating, I’ve finished all your drinks for you, let’s start the meal!"

The moment Sophia rushed out, everyone thought she’d flip the table or scold people on Christopher’s behalf, given her usual assertiveness and self-centric behavior.

Unexpectedly, Sophia didn’t cause a scene, peacefully resolving the drinking wager, leaving Maya astounded.

Christopher cares about Seven’s honor, how could Sophia disregard Christopher’s feelings and make a fuss?

So, she used her method to drink everyone’s booze and then urged for dinner.

Sophia’s dramatic turn of events caused the drink-pushers to disperse.

Seven watched Sophia’s bravery, initially startled, then a knowing smile surfaced, she liked this girl’s personality.

Sophia returned to her seat, slumped over the table, clutching her belly, motionless.

Seeing this, Maya was frightened, quickly grabbing her arm and asked: "Sophia, are you okay?"

"It’s fine, just my stomach burning painfully. Maya, could you get me a glass of milk? I’ll be fine after drinking it." Sophia struggled to speak.

Maya asked worriedly: "Is your stomach upset? I’ll call an ambulance."