Chapter 76



Just as Lucas stepped into the bustling hall, he seemed to snap out of his daze.

"Let go of me! I'm not drunk. I can still drink," Lucas insisted, shaking off the two people supporting him.

Chloe approached him. "Can you walk? If you can, then walk on your own. I'll take you home."

Lucas squinted at Chloe with bleary eyes for a moment before suddenly stepping forward and pulling her into a tight embrace. His voice broke with emotion.

"Chloe-bear, I've missed you so much!"

Chloe was taken aback. Her body went rigid, her back stiff. It wasn't the sudden hug that startled her, but the way he called her "Chloe-bear." He hadn't addressed her like that in years.

A pang of unexpected sadness surged through her. Lucas clung to her and started to sob like a child, his shoulders trembling.

"Chloe-bear, why did you leave me? Why?"

a moment but quickly snapped back to reality. Lucas was definitely drunk and

I'm Chloe, not Linda," she said,

Everyone else can look down on me, but not you. You can't despise me. I'm like

more to his words. Maybe

leave you," Chloe comforted him softly. "Tell me, what happened?

on the other

their tracks. With Connor in the lead, no one dared move. Following Connor's gaze, they saw a man and woman locked in an embrace in the

this place has really gone downhill.

in,

one of the usual girls here.

up

a bit of

in for it. A man only needs a few drinks to play with your heart," someone

noticed something.

remember something. "Yeah,

party a few days ago, Connor had introduced a girl as his

here she was, in

doubted the sincerity of

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