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

Chloe's words

one of them

then, the person on the bed started to

once again. He called

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

servant nodded and left, leaving him alone

alcohol escape. After

wiped her body with a damp cloth. Chloe, half-asleep, finally began to feel a

the

He propped Chloe up, letting her lean

pills before you crash, or you'll have a killer

didn't want to get up. She felt

With a groan, she

patient, gently

just take

slowly calmed down, soothed by his deep, gentle

her to drink half the bowl of medicine, she started

more.

had no choice but to help her lie back

by the floor-to-ceiling window, dialing Ethan. "Unlock

that single

his eyes and

The call dropped.