Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

Chapter 0356

EMILY'S POV

A dull throbbing behind my eyes pulled me from the depths of unconsciousness. I groaned, rolling onto my side and burying my face in the pillow. The sudden movement seemed to make me feel more nauseous and I lay still, willing my stomach to settle.

Some fragments of memories zipped through my mind...a bar... whiskey burning my throat... angry words spilling from my lips; trying to piece all of them together only intensified the pounding in my head. I opened my eyes to the rays of sunlight dancing through a gap in the curtains and it was painfully bright. I blinked rapidly so that my vision would gradually adjust to the surroundings, which I soon noticed was my bedroom.

But how did I get here?

The last thing I remembered was...what? Falling? Someone catching

me?

I pushed myself up to a sitting position, immediately regretting the sudden movement as my head spun again. Clutching my temples, I took deep breaths and tried to ward off another wave of nausea. Questions began swirling in my mind, each one bringing with it a fresh ache to my temples.

Who brought me home?

What happened after I blacked out?

And why did I feel like I was forgetting something important?

The effort of trying to remember proved too much. I got out of bed and stood on shaky legs. First things first, I needed to deal with this

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hangover.

I shuffled to the kitchen, still squinting against the bright morning light. My body moved on autopilot, gathering ingredients for my tried-and-true hangover soup. Ginger, garlic, chicken broth, which was a soothing routine that required little thought from my foggy brain.

While I chopped vegetables, I heard,

"Emily."

The voice came from behind me, startling in its familiarity. Something stirred in my chest like a mix of emotions I couldn't quite place. Anger, hurt, betrayal...why? The soup forgotten, I gripped the edge of the counter as a fresh wave of pain lanced through my skull.

"Em? Are you okay?"

Then when the footsteps approached, I tensed up.

voice fill me with such

Why couldn't I remember?

for dinner, I thought...well, I didn't know what to think. Then some guy answered your phone, said you'd had too

words triggered a flash of memory-Mia's smug face, a phone screen filled with damning messages and photos. Then the stirring with the wooden stopped as the entire memories from yesterday

ginger and garlic that should have

mad

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hand touched my

on? Why

He looked like he didn't sleep all night. For a moment, I

I smiled, "I'm fine."

"But-"

him

"I said I'm fine."

past him, leaving him standing bewildered in the kitchen. As I walked away, I could feel his eyes boring into my

I didn't turn around.

settled into the armchair with the bowl of soup. I could see Adam in the kitchen, gulping down water like a man dying of thirst. His adam's apple bobbed with each swallow,

myself to take a sip of

next move.

Confront him now?

until the fog of my hangover

after the confrontation, what

and I quickly averted my eyes to

coming to where I was so I

feel it. Please, talk to me. Whatever

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together. I'm here to

laughed. I imagined standing up and pouring the hot soup over his head, then watching his face contort in pain and shock. The image was so vivid and satisfying that

He nodded, seeming relieved.

I was just worried. You never ignore

sip of soup. "How was your

face lit up, and he started

after lie that made the anger in me

had a really great time with Mia," I said casually, cutting him

are you

bowl down carefully, meeting his