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.

Chapter 51: Nightmare

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

Chloe's words didn't

of them lying?"

person on the bed

once again. He called

up, he ordered, "Get her some hangover

servant nodded and left, leaving him

to air out the room, letting the smell of alcohol escape. After tucking her in with a

gently wiped her body with a damp cloth. Chloe, half-asleep, finally

the closet and helped

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

pills before you crash, or

get up. She felt like she was

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

patient, gently

on, just take

slowly calmed down, soothed

to drink half the bowl of medicine, she started causing

more.

no choice but to

Ethan. "Unlock

of night, that single

his eyes and mumbled, "Uh...

The call dropped.

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