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 and excelled. That's why she's now

words didn't seem

them lying?"

person on

He called for the maid to clean

up, he ordered, "Get her some hangover remedy

nodded and left,

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

with a damp cloth. Chloe, half-asleep,

pajamas from the closet and

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

before you crash, or you'll have a

didn't want to get up. She felt like

awakened. With a

patient, gently soothed

on, just take a

calmed down, soothed

her to drink half the bowl of medicine, she started causing

more.

had no choice but to help her lie back

by the floor-to-ceiling window, dialing Ethan. "Unlock

night, that single sentence nearly threw

eyes and mumbled, "Uh... sure

The call dropped.

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