Chapter 395

Cordy didn’t chase Jay away after lunch, nor did he volunteer to leave.

He stayed on the couch, watching the television while Cordy worked in her study.

It was an amicable sight, though Jay had been yawning many times as he sat on the couch.

He would never admit to himself that he had been losing sleep, even going sleepless on occasion.

Still, he shouldn’t be this sleepy…

Deciding that television might be too boring, he whipped out his phone to browse through videos and news articles, which were all obsessing over the Stuarts' charity ball tonight.

Even as he browsed through everything, Jay's eyelid was drooping; he soon fell asleep with his phone still in his hand.

Cordy stepped out of her study and watched as Jay lay on the couch, his breathing turning rhythmic.

She had spiked his pasta with sleeping pills—she had some ready in her house, since she lost sleep on occasion too.

Still, the pills worked faster than she had expected. She had been under the impression that it wou