Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

ANASTASIA

I was exhausted, mostly mentally, by the time I returned home.

As I dragged my feet to the door, I made a mental list of the things I had to do.

Pack some painting books for Amie...

After we tried to reach Dennis and he didn't pick up. Amie had agreed that he might really be busy with work as I'd said.

Then she said, "You'll go home today, right? When you get home, tell him I miss him so much! When he's coming, he should come with some of my painting materials. I'm always bored whenever I'm not sleeping." Then she beamed, "Besides, I promised to draw something for him."

I had taken that as an opportunity to cheer her up and begged her to tell me what she was going to draw for him but she wouldn't tell. She just said, "It's a secret between my daddy and I."

With a sigh, I came to a stop before the door. I tried to unlock it but was surprised that it wasn't locked.

Dennis is back? My heart warmed. Him choosing to come home early was a good thing. Maybe he wanted to visit Amie early tomorrow before he goes to work. I just hoped Aiden would be too busy to visit her tomorrow.

"Dennis?" I called as I pushed the door open. The lights were still off as I'd left it so I turned them on.

I heard someone mutter something in a low voice.

I turned to the direction that the voice had come from and found Dennis sprawled carelessly on one of the couches, shoes and all.

"Dennis?" I repeated as I walked up to him. He soft snores notified me that he was asleep when I stopped before him.

struggled to rest one of his legs on the chair closest to him while the other dangled to the floor. I didn't need to be in that position to be able to tell that

of alcohol wafted towards me. It

his mouth and mumbled a response, I instinctively and swiftly leaned back, taken aback by

aroma of alcohol. It was obvious that he had been drinking. He was drunk and it was very unlike

a drinker. Well, he stopped being one. I just hoped this trying time would not make him return to his old

my bag on the couch beside the one he slept in. I arranged his legs on the floor

choke me with the pungent smell

his face

I couldn't

I need some help

unsteady help, I managed to pull him up. We then

he kept muttering disjointed words. But slowly, they started

tried to hug me which almost caused us

too, Dennis, but you can't hug me now, else

he muttered in a

mad. let's just get you to bed, okay?

Then his smile fell. "Ana, will

was sad and it pulled

will I

leave me

won't leave you, Dennis, I wanted to say but... it felt

he was

I'd assure him that I won't