Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary) novel Chapter 4537

Chapter 4537 
Maddox rushed over, grabbed Romina’s hand, and apologized to River. “Mr. York, I’m really sorry. Romina’s drunk—I’m taking her home now.” 
As he spoke, he tried to pull Romina away, gently coaxing, “Romina, let’s go. You’ve had too much to drink.” 
But Romina pulled free again, stepped in front of River with a mischievous smile, and said, 
“Hey, handsome, come let your big sister spoil you.” 
“I just love good-looking guys—and you, you’re so handsome.” 
She reached out, boldly caressing River’s face and neck. When her hand started to travel lower, River finally caught her wrist. 
Watching her smile like that, River turned to Maddox and said, “Why did you let her drink so much? She’s totally drunk… so this is what she’s like.” 
If the man she was teasing hadn’t been someone with self-control, who knows what could’ve happened? 
Maddox explained, “After she bumped into you, Mr. York, she got upset. She kept drinking— every toast that came her way, she accepted. She even toasted others herself. I tried to stop her multiple times, but she wouldn’t listen.” 
“She asked me to check if you had left because she was worried you’d tell her grandfather. I stepped out for about thirty minutes, and when I got back, she was already drunk. She kept insisting she wasn’t and that she could walk on her own.” 
Clearly, her logic had checked out for the night. 
River, holding one of her wrists, let her continue caressing his face with the other. When she leaned in for a kiss, he grabbed that hand too. 
He told Maddox, “Mr. Johnstone, could you please let Mr. Lacroix know that I’m leaving? I’ll visit another day. I’ll take Romina home.” 
Maddox hesitated. “Mr. York, I brought Romina tonight. I should be the one to take her back. 
I promised Aunt Lafond I’d look after her.” 

But River had already picked Romina up in his arms and was walking to the parking lot. Over his shoulder, he said, “I’m more worried about you, Mr. Johnstone.” 
The implication was clear—he didn’t trust Maddox’s self-control when Romina was like this. 
Maddox was speechless. 
Could he really trust River? 
Weren’t River and Romina supposed to be mortal enemies? 
Still, in the end, Maddox let River take her. He knew River might not get along with Romina, but he also knew River was a gentleman. Over the years, River had never been involved in any scandals or taken advantage of any women who liked him. He always kept his distance and never played with anyone’s feelings. 
When River approached the car, his driver—who had been taking a smoke break—was stunned to see him carrying Romina. He quickly stubbed out his cigarette, opened the door, and watched as River gently placed Romina inside. 
The driver blinked again when he realized who she was—the very person their Seventh Young Master always argued with. 
“Uncle, get in. Drive,” River ordered. 
Snapping out of it, the driver tossed the cigarette butt and hopped into the car. As he buckled up, he glanced at Romina and asked, “Seventh Young Master… that’s Miss Lafond, isn’t it?” 
After settling her in, River let go. But instead of sitting still, Romina leaned over to him again, her hands continuing their exploration—touching his face, brushing his lips, even pretending to go in for a kiss. 
The driver looked away in panic, afraid to witness what was coming next. 
River calmly said, “She’s drunk. I’m taking her home. Head to the Lafond family estate.” 
The driver nodded and sped off—with River and his so-called mortal enemy in the back seat.