After returning to the car, Audrey felt burdened.

Then Kolby started the car.

Bryson stared at Audrey's worried face.

"What's wrong? Why did it take you so long to get the stuff?"

Audrey suddenly regained her senses. She turned around and smiled at Bryson, "Nothing. I just met an old friend and we had a chat."

"An old friend?"

"Yes."

Then Audrey didn't say anything more. She had no desire to continue.

Bryson narrowed his eyes and stared at Audrey's face, wanting to find out more from it.

However, Audrey had been an introvert. It was hard to tell what she was thinking from facial expressions.

Bryson didn't like this. He could not know her inner thoughts and was rejected by her. He felt like an outsider in her life.

...

Kylee was glad to welcome Audrey's visit.

Audrey cooked dinner for her, which made Kylee more pleasant. After dinner, the two spent time together watching two movies. Since it was too late, Audrey stayed overnight in the Cordova Mansion.

At night, Audrey was lying on the big bed in the room. Her mind was occupied with the past, her grandmother, her lost brother, and her mother who died when she was young. Audrey tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Finally, Audrey sat up.

She opened the door and looked in the direction of the study. The light in the study was still on, which meant that Bryson had not rested yet.

Being the president of the Cordova Group was hard.

The weather at night was quite low. Audrey pulled her coat closer and walked to the bar downstairs.

wine stored in the bar. Audrey had picked her targets

she agreed to help Kylee, especially when she

Audrey took out a few bottles of French

in the dim light of the bar, Audrey

bottle, Audrey was

came to the third bottle, Audrey seemed to see that there were double shadows of the chandelier above the

opened the fourth bottle of red

far away, a tall and upright figure stood there, looking down at the girl who was drinking fiercely at the bar counter. Bryson saw all the loneliness and pain on

detected the bad mood of Audrey in the late afternoon. He speculated that Audrey might recall her

study, he did not concentrate on his

moment Audrey opened

and walked out quietly

took out wine from the cabinet, Bryson was on

she would escape and hide

and watched her drink alone, being there for her

it came to the fourth bottle of wine,

She's drunk!

Bryson frowned.

walked slowly

and gulped down it in one gulp. Unexpectedly, as soon as she

was going to fall to the ground, but she landed on a warm chest

shoulder with one hand and took the wine cup

Bryson reminded her

pushed Bryson

being drunken, Audrey lay on the table after she pushed

back her emotion any more at this moment, though she had been trying

will drink whatever I want. Why should I listen to you? It is not

wine is not

my health have to do with you? They don't want me. I'm just all by myself now. I ... I'm so scared. I'm so lonely!" Audrey hugged herself tightly, tears dripping down her cheeks, "No one wants

pair of warm and powerful arms

one

Audrey pushed Bryson hard.

was prepared. Audrey did not

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