Chapter 156 Black Swan
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“You’re on good terms with the Jensons, aren’t you? The Colons and the Jensons aren’t exactly friends right now. What are you doing here?”
Tilda didn’t even look at Clive as she spoke.
She just gazed out at the city lights beyond the hotel window, sipping her champagne.
“You think I want to be here? If it weren’t for my brother—
“Never mind. It’s not your problem. I’m just so frustrated I started asking dumb questions.”
“So you do realize you’re not the brightest. Well, Mr. Genius, why don’t you go somewhere else? You’re kind of hurting my eyes.”
Clive was wordless.
He nearly choked on his drink.
Now he finally understood how Wade felt every time he had to talk to Tilda.
This woman… Her words are sharper than a knife.
One vile sentence is enough to make you cough up blood.
For the sake of his own sanity, Clive bit his tongue and walked away.
But he didn’t go far.
He stood at the end of the hallway. Clive watched as Tilda lingered by the balcony. She was holding her champagne and staring into the distance.
The night breeze lifted Tilda’s long hair. The moonlight mixed with the soft yellow glow from the hotel’s classic lamps.
Tilda looked strangely beautiful.
From where Clive was standing, he could just make out the side of Tilda’s face.
There was something about her posture–a kind of loneliness that you could feel, even from behind.
Her evening gown wasn’t expensive, but it looked just right on her.
A black swan. Dancing alone in the moonlight.
Clive couldn’t help himself. He pulled out his phone and texted Wade a message.
Wade, I know you’re taking care of Dominic, but I just saw Tilda.”
He snapped a quick photo of Tilda’s silhouette and sent it to Wade.
Tilda stood under the starlit sky with the city lights sparkling below. Her chin was tilted up a little, and she
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Chapter 156 Black Swan
held a champagne glass in one hand.
Her pale legs and black heels peeked out from beneath her dress.
She looked every bit the queen–proud and unbreakable.
About 30 seconds later, Wade replied, “Where are you?”
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Clive typed back, “Umm… Don’t get mad, but Mrs. Colon is having a birthday party. I didn’t really want to be here, but my brother insisted. You know what he’s like–if I refused, I’d never hear the end of it.”
He tried his best to explain to his buddy.
Right then. Wade called with a video chat.
Clive hesitated for a second, then answered.
Wade’s face appeared on screen.
“Clive, point the camera at Tilda.”
“Wait, are you serious?”
“Please.”
Is the world turning upside down? Or…
Had Tilda really changed Wade that much?
It was when he realized what he’d lost that everything started to come back to him.
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