"Oh, what are you saying, Mr. Lawrence?" Pax then smiled and chugged the glass as everyone watched, and he showed it to them like Frank did. "You really don't trust me, huh?" "No way." Frank smiled in turn.
With that, all suspicions around the room vaporized, and things turned lively around the table.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCid drank the most as the men clink glasses endlessly, even blurting nonsense that left everyone laughing.
Ned's pretty boy valets even started dancing.
Though Ned obviously tried to talk chatting up Frank repeatedly, Frank always had an excuse to give him the slip, leaving him exasperated.
Then, just as the bottle of white wine was almost finished, Pax burped and rose to his feet, wobbling as he chuckled, "I'm gonna need the washroom." "Wait." Frank stood up as well, drunkenness showing on his face as he smiled. "You can go... after you take off your pants." "Hahaha." Pax chuckled and looked around pointedly, mumbling, "Are you drunk, Mr. Lawrence? Taking off my pants before | get to the washroom?" "Well, you are carrying something that really interests me." Shocked, Pax's drunkenness cleared halfway, but he feigned composure and leveled a pointed look at Ned. "Huh.
So you and Mr. Janko... share the sinterests?" "Not really." Frank was not bothered to play along as Pax was trying to change the subject.
Striding forward, he pulled a small box out of Pax's pocket, and Pax's face fell right then. "Hey!" Frank was sneering in turn, waving the box of yellow powder. "Nervebreaker, huh? So you have ties to Hundred Bane Sect? Or did you perhaps just buy it off the black market?" "What.?" Hux froze, before springing to his feet and glaring at Pax in disbelief.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNed had been drinking a lot as well and leapt up while glaring at Pax—so he really was up to something! "Uh..." Pax muttered, but soon smiled as he had an idea, "Oh, silly old me. You boys know how many enemies | made over the years. | have to carry this around to take when things get hairy, so I'd be spared any torment! I'm not going to poison anyone's food, let alone Mr. Janko's, right?" Still, he could see that they were clearly glaring at him, so he shrugged. "You suspectedearlier, didn't I? But | drank from Hux's glass and ate the sfood you did. Wouldn't | be dead if | poisoned you?" "Do you think we're that stupid?!" Hux bellowed, glaring at him in cool fury.
They had been wary, but Pax just would not give up! Seeing that no one was buying his excuses, Pax inhaled deeply as his eyes flashed viciously, his true colors bared as he laughed savagely.
"Well, | was going to let everyone die easily, but you're asking for it! It's not my fault!" "How dare you, Pax Barzini?!" "Have you gone crazy?! Have you forgotten who made you boss?!" Ned's valets had drank the wine as well and were all snapping at Pax right then.
"I'm crazy?!" Pax took a couple steps back and whipped out his phone. "Fuck off! You're the crazy ones here!"