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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on fun. Instead, she focused on

words didn't

one of them lying?"

person on the bed started to

He called for the

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

servant nodded and left, leaving him

of alcohol escape. After tucking her in with a

cloth. Chloe, half-asleep, finally began to feel a bit more

from the closet and helped

He propped Chloe up, letting her lean on his

take some hangover pills before you crash, or you'll

get up. She felt like

With

unusually patient, gently

on, just take a

slowly calmed down, soothed by his deep, gentle

to get her to drink half the bowl of

more.

choice but to help

window, dialing Ethan. "Unlock

of night, that single

eyes and mumbled, "Uh...

The call dropped.