Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

Chapter 0243

"I will," I ran my fingers through my hair and plonked on the bed, feeling the soft mattress sink beneath me. The weight of the day's emotions pressed down on me and made even the simple act of sitting up feel like a monumental task.

"I just need time."

Clara's eyes softened with concern, but her voice remained firm.

"Well, you don't have that time," she started to pull me up gently but insistently. "Because I'm going to the club and you're coming with me."

I felt a surge of resistance well up inside me.

"No," I said definitely and started to pull away, my body tensing. "I'm not going anywhere."

The thought of facing a crowd, of pretending to be okay when my world had just shattered, seemed impossible.

"Please, Ana," Clara pleaded desperately. "I can't watch you go away like this. You're my best friend, and seeing you like this... it breaks my heart."

I sighed. "Just let me have this night. It's been four years!"

Clara shook her head, "Doesn't matter. Four years or four decades, cheating is cheating."

Clara- I started, but she cut me off.

“I'm sure he's probably still humping some other lady and you're here sulking pathetically." Her blunt words hit me like a slap, forcing me to confront the reality I was trying to avoid.

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house after all. He probably went back

as her hand reaching out to squeeze

this. You should yo out there and have fun. Show yourself and him,

into her eyes. My resolve began to crumble. Maybe she was

a deep breath,

Clara helped me get ready, applying makeup to hide the

first, it was overwhelming, but as the night wore on, I was finally getting caught up in the energy of it all. It wasn't such a bad idea though. In fact, I'm glad I am out here, I thought as Clara and I twerked to the song that came on, laughing like we had no care

the music seemed to be pushing out the pain,

a new round this time," I told

sweet of you," she giggled, her face flushed from

lightly moved my body to the music as I made my way to the bar area.

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everything feel slightly surreal.

him my order, tapping my fingers on the

a firm gruff voice from

turned to him with a straight face, I knew

looked away,

even outside it knew Dennis could never be associated with that word. His mere presence screams trouble. Gangs fight, violence, gun fights, name it, Dennis would

be like that." His voice was smooth,

for my drinks, deliberately ignoring him. But I knew

he chuckled. "A big drinker and a snob? Sexy," he

picked up my drinks and turned to leave. I was so eager to

world started to swirl in front of me. Rapidly, everything became a blur, with the lights of the club stretching into long, disorienting streaks. I felt my hands drop

Then I was falling