Chapter 51: Nightmare

Seeing her so upset, Michael felt his own heart ache.

She never told him any of this.

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"Lucy had it all. Dad spent all his money on her overseas education, leaving Mom and me with just debts. When Mom got sick, those debts fell on me. I thought getting married would mean support, but Lucy stole him from me too."

Maybe he didn't take over-maybe he was Lucy all along.

Chloe mumbled a few more words, but the booze won out and she passed out cold."

Seeing her curled up on the huge bed, Michael felt a deep pang of sorrow.

He'd never noticed how tiny she was before, like she was just skin stretched over bones.

Michael rubbed his temples, still processing what Chloe had just said.

Her pitiful act when she got drunk almost had him fooled.

Back when he spent all that time with Lucy abroad, she was nothing like Chloe described-always fighting over everything.

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was a standout talent, never wasting the Nelson family's money on fun. Instead, she focused on her studies

words didn't

of them lying?" he

on the bed

was speechless once again. He called for the maid

he ordered, "Get her some hangover remedy and prepare

left,

of alcohol escape. After tucking her in with a blanket, he headed to the bathroom to get some

body with a damp cloth. Chloe, half-asleep, finally began

the closet and helped

remedy. He propped Chloe

you crash, or you'll have a killer headache

want to get up. She felt like she was

when she was rudely awakened. With

unusually patient,

on, just take a

soothed by his

get her to drink half the bowl of medicine, she started causing a fuss and

more.

choice but to help her lie

window, dialing Ethan. "Unlock all

that single sentence nearly threw

and mumbled, "Uh... sure

The call dropped.

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