After Divorcing my Captain Husband

Chapter 51: Nightmare

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

She never told him any of this.

1/4

"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.

Chapter 51: Nightmare

2/4

the Nelson family's money on fun. Instead, she

words didn't seem

one of them lying?"

on the bed started

again. He called for the maid to clean

up, he ordered, "Get her some hangover remedy and prepare some

nodded and left, leaving him

opened the window to air out the room, letting the smell of alcohol escape. After tucking her in with a blanket, he headed to

her body with a damp cloth. Chloe, half-asleep, finally began to feel a bit more

her pajamas from the closet and

the hangover remedy. He propped Chloe up, letting her lean

you crash, or you'll have a killer

to get up. She felt

off when she was rudely awakened. With a groan, she turned her head

unusually patient,

on, just take

slowly calmed down, soothed by

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

more.

but to help her lie back

window, dialing Ethan. "Unlock all of Chloe's

that single sentence nearly threw Ethan

and mumbled, "Uh... sure thing,

The call dropped.