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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never wasting the Nelson family's money on fun. Instead, she focused on her studies and

Chloe's words didn't seem

of them lying?" he

person on the bed started

again. He called for the

finished tidying up, he ordered, "Get her some hangover remedy

and left, leaving him alone

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

with a damp cloth. Chloe,

her pajamas from the

the hangover remedy. He propped Chloe up, letting her

some hangover pills before you crash, or you'll

want to get up. She felt like she

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

unusually patient, gently

just take a

soothed by his deep,

drink half the bowl of medicine, she started causing a fuss and refused to

more.

had no choice but to help

window, dialing Ethan. "Unlock all of

the dead of night, that single sentence nearly

eyes and mumbled,

The call dropped.