Chapter 173



Winston suddenly remembered something. "Oh, by the way, your phone was going off earlier. I answered it for you." Chloe grabbed her phone and saw Connor had called. "What did you say?"

“I just told him I was a friend and that you were crashing at my place for the night," Winston replied, looking innocent.

Chloe felt a headache creeping in. "How did he react?"

Winston shrugged, "He just hung up."

Chloe massaged her temples. She could already picture Connor losing his cool. But she knew her situation was a mess. Connor only knew about her insomnia, not the multitude of other issues or her past. She intended to keep it that way.

throbbed even more. She didn't have the energy to

it was already 8 a.m. Winston had

a significant amount of time at Winston's, so she knew the place like the back of her

home was a luxury apartment on the top floor of a swanky neighborhood. The living room had floor-to-ceiling windows, offering a stunning view. Barefoot,

the same; the world never changed for anyone's

took out her phone and made a call. "Hey, can I borrow

captivating voice answered,

"Your pet."

stayed in the apartment until noon. Only when her friend called

Linda. Her tone was

agreed. "Sure, I need to talk

our secret hideout? I'll be

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