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.

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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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family's money on fun. Instead, she focused on her studies and excelled. That's why

Chloe's words didn't seem

of them

the person on the bed started

speechless once again. He called for the maid

finished tidying up, he ordered, "Get her

nodded and left, leaving him alone with

the smell of alcohol escape. After tucking her in

a damp cloth. Chloe, half-asleep,

the closet

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

crash, or you'll have

to get up. She felt like she was

rudely awakened. With a groan, she turned

patient,

just take a

calmed down, soothed by

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

more.

but to help her lie

stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, dialing Ethan. "Unlock all of Chloe's backup cards,"

that single sentence nearly threw Ethan

rubbed his eyes and mumbled, "Uh...

The call dropped.