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.

own, especially if he's that drunk. He wouldn't have dialed your number by mistake otherwise." Jamie didn't want to go. Her sister rarely asked her for

under Winnie's urging, Jamie agreed to go with

arrived, they found Ben slumped over the table,

he drink?"

for this event, drinking to excess and ignoring the

"Jack, I'm here

me," Ben

he shook her off. She wasn't the one he wanted by his side. He wanted Jamie. Winnie

Ben remained indifferent.

their relationship was just a facade. If it weren't for his inability to let go of Jamie, he wouldn't have involved

didn't drink herself, so

alcohol really blur reality to the point that you couldn't even recognize the people closest

he reached out, trying to grab hold

about at when

took one of his

they made their way out, the hostess at the entrance tried to bid him farewell. "Mr. Lucas, we

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