He nodded and answered, "Yes, but medicine is still a drug nonetheless. It's more or less harmful."

"It's okay. Please send it to me later."

I left the washroom and returned to the private room. Austin had picked a few songs on the large screen to sing along. When he saw me returning, he narrowed his eyes at me and mocked, "What happened? Can't you even handle one glass?"

I ignored him and glanced at the table. Apart from the one that I had drunk, all the other glasses remained unmoved on the table as before.

Hendrix and Andrea sat close next to each other. She said something to him and he nodded slightly.

When his gaze landed on me, his eyes darkened and he looked away indifferently.

My heart sank. I walked to the table and said to Austin, "I hope you won't go back on your words, Mr. Shelley."

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that something was wrong. He gripped my hand that was holding a glass and turned to Hendrix, saying, "She is still your wife, Hendrix. You know how weak she is right now. It'll be too late for you to regret

that moment, my heart was overflowing with anger and injustice. I pushed Josiah away and

was halted by a powerful force, then I was pulled into a familiar

the rest." After that, Hendrix finished off the rest of

felt sick and gagged over and over again. I couldn't escape Hendrix's hold on me, thus I held it

had drunk. Andrea stood up suddenly, looked at

like she

For a while, he didn't know what to say. Eventually, he left with Andrea. Josiah was the only one left. He snatched the glass from Hendrix's

of the nightclub. I was slightly light-headed. I didn't know how

Hendrix frowned again and placed his palm on my lower abdomen. He asked, "Is it very

of sweat precipitated on

and said, "Endure it for

out in a cold sweat. I grabbed him hastily, peered into his dark eyes, and shook my head. "Send me back to the villa and let Doctor Saunders

something, I quickly clarified, "He was the one who helped

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