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

Chloe's words

of them lying?"

on the bed started

once again. He called for the

ordered, "Get her

servant nodded and left, leaving him

of alcohol escape. After tucking her in with a

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

her pajamas from the

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

take some hangover pills before you crash, or

to get up. She felt like she

With a groan, she turned her head away, clearly

unusually patient, gently

on, just take

calmed down, soothed by his

Michael managed to get her to drink half the bowl of medicine, she started causing a

more.

no choice but to help her lie back

dialing Ethan. "Unlock all of Chloe's backup cards," he

single sentence nearly threw Ethan off

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

The call dropped.