Pushing open the bedroom door, the pungent smell of alcohol hit her immediately. With a concerned frown, she asked, “Exactly how much did she drink?’

The maid, embarrassed, offered no answer.

Jessie was sprawled across the bed, her engagement-ready appearance marred by her condition, whispering Albert's name amidst her sobs and angry outbursts.

She lamented his absence and expressed her reluctance to marry another.

Upon watching this, Melissa's heart went out to Jessie.

fetched a towel and gently began to wipe Jessie's face as she sat beside her.

did you drink so much, huh?

lie on her back, a raw vulnerability in her voice. “My fiance, he's seemingly perfect in every way. Yet, he envisions our marriage as an open relationship. Do you understand what that means, Melissa?” A bitter

the father of our children. Beyond that,

as she lamented, “How is he any different from Albert? Melissa... Tell me, why is it so

“Elsie, would you mind preparing some soup for Miss Green?”

aching for

retention of the

last encounter

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