The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself novel Chapter 591

"We'll have a drinking contest. First one to pass out loses!" Penelope declared boldly.

Hamilton scoffed. "You want to compete with me in drinking?"

"Does Mr. Amos look down on me?"

"As a matter of fact, I do."

"If I win, you promise to lift the blacklist against Natalie and stop giving her trouble!"

"There's no way you can win!"

"Are you afraid to accept?"

Hamilton smiled, then turned to Theodore. "Theo, if I win, can I punch her? Just once. She's been getting on my nerves lately."

Theodore merely glanced at Hamilton before getting up and heading inside the house.

Hamilton frowned. "Was that a yes or a no?"

Penelope said angrily, "Why are you asking him? I'm giving you permission to hit me!"

Michael tugged at Penelope's sleeve. "Even if you let him, he wouldn't dare."

"Theodore and I are done. Why wouldn't he dare?"

"Uh, Theodore is protective of his own. That includes ex-wives."

Penelope pursed her lips. "I don't need his protection."

Michael's eyes darted around. "How about this: if you beat Hamilton, he agrees to leave Natalie alone. But if Hamilton beats you, you…"

This was tricky. A light consequence would be unfair to Hamilton, but a heavy one would be unfair to Theodore.

"If I win, I won't hit you either," Hamilton interjected. "Just stay the hell away from me from now on."

"It's a deal!"

With the terms settled, the maid brought over the glasses.

"Ma'am, you once mentioned you liked this set of glasses, so I brought them especially for you," Lydia said.

Penelope thanked her, then lined up the glasses and began to pour, filling each one to the brim.

"Natalie was the one who cheated, got pregnant with that man's child, and forced me to divorce her. That's why I blacklisted her…"

"You were the one who cheated first."

"I never touched Maria back then."

"But you know very well what you did to Natalie because of Maria."

"I… even though I knew she had deceived me, I never thought about divorcing her!"

"Bullshit! What makes you think that just because you didn't want a divorce, she wouldn't want to divorce you?"

"She loved me!"

"Did you love her?"

"That's not important!"

"Hamilton, you don't love her. You love Maria. And now that you two are together, you should get married, have children, and live happily ever after. That would be perfect. As for Natalie, she's in your past. Letting her go is letting yourself go."

"Why the hell should I let her go!"