Chapter 1495

Jamie's heart raced, anxiety tightening her throat. She dreaded what Ben might say next.

As soon as the call connected, Winnie hit the speaker button.

Silence lingered on the other end, broken only by the faint sound of Ben's breathing.

"Jack, where are you?" Winnie couldn't wait and spoke first.

Ben's voice came through, unmistakably slurred from drinking. "I'm at the bar. Can you come pick me up?"

"I'm coming right now!" Winnie set her phone down and hurried upstairs to change, missing the name Ben muttered afterward. "Mimi..."

It was the nickname he used to call her when they were together. Even after their breakup, she hadn't heard him use it again until now.

Jamie froze, fear washing over her. If Winnie had heard him say that, she would have been furious.

Quickly, she picked up the phone and ended the call.

dialed your number by mistake otherwise." Jamie didn't want to go. Her sister rarely asked her for anything, and this was the first

Winnie's urging, Jamie agreed to go with her. They took a cab to the

slumped over the table,

god, how much did he drink?" Winnie whispered, her

for this event, drinking to excess and ignoring the toll

"Jack, I'm here to take you

off me," Ben muttered, lifting his

he shook her off. She wasn't the one he wanted by his side. He wanted Jamie. Winnie stood there, stunned, unable to believe what she was hearing.

Ben remained indifferent.

just a facade. If it weren't for his inability to let go of Jamie, he wouldn't have involved himself with Winnie at all. "Jack!" Winnie's

herself, so

what being drunk felt like Could alcohol really blur reality to the

reached out, trying to grab hold

him home first. Whatever it is, we can talk about at when he sobers up

one of his arms and

hostess at the entrance tried to bid him farewell. "Mr. Lucas, we look forward to seeing you

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