Merlin’s offhand remark caused Christian’s face to darken.

However, he did not react and he simply raised his cup of wine slightly and took a large sip before he smacked his lips and said lightly, “The idiot that you’ve just mentioned is me.”

Merlin was dumbfounded as he looked at Christian and blurted out, “F*ck! What the hell! Did someone deceive you?”

“No.” Christian waved his hand and laughed mockingly at himself under the influence of the wine as he said, “No one was cheating me. I was