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.

Chapter 51: Nightmare

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Instead, she focused on her studies and

Chloe's words didn't

them lying?"

then, the person on the

was speechless once again. He called for the maid to

he ordered, "Get her some hangover remedy and prepare

and left, leaving him alone

the room, letting the smell of alcohol escape. After tucking

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

pajamas from the closet

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

crash,

She felt like she

she was rudely awakened. With a groan, she turned

unusually patient,

just take

down, soothed by his deep,

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

more.

choice but to help

dialing Ethan.

the dead of night, that single sentence nearly threw

eyes and mumbled, "Uh...

The call dropped.