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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she focused on her studies and excelled.

Chloe's words didn't seem

one of them lying?" he

then, the person on the

called for the maid to clean

he ordered, "Get her some hangover remedy and

servant nodded and left, leaving

the smell of alcohol escape. After tucking her in with a blanket,

Chloe, half-asleep, finally began to feel a bit

pajamas from the closet and

He propped Chloe up, letting her lean on

some hangover pills before you crash, or you'll have a

get up. She felt like she

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

patient, gently soothed

just take a

calmed down, soothed by

get her to drink half the bowl of medicine,

more.

choice but to help

window, dialing Ethan. "Unlock

night, that single sentence nearly threw

eyes and mumbled, "Uh... sure thing, Mr.

The call dropped.

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