Chapter 0029
I still remember how Pete had crashed my wedding. That was why I always tried to show off how happy I was with Nicholas. I’d successfully tricked him and tricked myself in the process.
I wanted to tell him that it wasn’t that Nicholas never spent any money on me. On the contrary, he’d spent so much on me that I would never be able to pay him back.
At that point, I was still conscious, but my throat felt disconnected from the rest of me. Apart from weak whimpers, I couldn’t say anything. My body slumped to the ground.
“Shit!” Pete came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my stomach. He made me double over. Silas helped him hold my head down. I felt alcohol leaking out of my nose and eyes.
“It hurts…” The sting of the alcohol made it impossible for me to open my eyes. “Stop it. I’m going to die.”
Pete’s neck reddened. The redness spread up to his ears. He kept his arms tight around my stomach and heaved rhythmically to force me to throw up. His voice was strangely gentle. “Shut the fuck up. Don’t… say things like that.”
“I hate you! I’m going to tell my dad to beat you up, Pete. It hurts
Just then, Ms. Gardner opened the door and entered.
Immediately, she covered her eyes with her hands, leaving slits between her fingers to peek at the scene before her. She didn’t know what to do.
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“Mrs… Mrs. Hawk’s butt is on Mr. Shelman’s lap,” she muttered while sounding perplexed. “And there’s another man in front of her holding down her head…”
She raised her voice. “Let go of her, quick! Mr. Hawk is here!”
Mr. Hawk? Nicholas Hawk?
Nicholas held out his hand as if asking for his elegant partner for a dance. However, all he got was me, piss–drunk and
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