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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all. He probably went back into her arms after I left. The image of them together made

voice softened as her hand reaching

there and have fun. Show yourself and him, that life goes

eyes. My resolve began to crumble. Maybe

took a

lost love. As Clara helped me get ready, applying makeup to hide the traces of

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

seemed to be pushing out the pain, at

get us a new round this

she giggled,

as I made my way to the bar area. The alcohol

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everything feel slightly surreal.

before the bar guy and told him my order,

a

I turned to him with a straight face, I knew who it

looked

never be associated with that word. His mere presence screams trouble. Gangs fight, violence,

be like that." His voice was smooth,

counter as I waited for my drinks, deliberately ignoring him. But I knew my

and a

was done, I picked up my drinks and turned to leave. I was so eager to get back to the relative safety

the world started to swirl in front of me. Rapidly, everything became a blur, with the lights of the

Then I was falling