Chapter 361

"No need, just leave me alone."

"Alright, alright.” The manager quickly backed off.

Scarlett slumped back into her seat and grabbed a bottle of liquor, ready to drown

her guilt.

Steven snatched the bottle out of her hand. "What are you doing?"

"Leave me alone! This is all my fault," she muttered, still consumed by self-blame.

The fear from earlier lingered, and now she teetered between anxiety and drunkenness, reaching again for the bottle.

Scarlett's cheeks were flushed, her eyes hazy as she gazed longingly at the drink. She stretched her hand toward Steven, trying to wrestle it back.

Holding the bottle out of her reach, Steven stared at the empty bottles on the table, dumbfounded. "You've already had so much. That's enough!"

and called out to a passing server. "Bring me two

immediately countering, "Ignore her. She's drunk-

was trying to cling to any scraps of clarity, but the pounding music only made her head

Steven said, trying to

did I take her to that horrible


bottle and tried to chug it, but Steven intercepted it again. "Do you really need to drink? Fine, I'll drink

half of it down in one go, slamming the bottle onto

grabbed the same bottle

the bartender and ordered two more bottles, taking one and guzzling it down immediately. "I'm going to

cheeks turned bright red, and he looked visibly

"Scarlett Larson, you idiot!"

Why are

of the Morning Star Bar, swaying so badly it was impossible

was one of his friends who finally helped them into a car and drove them

a small place with only one bedroom. When Steven's friend placed Scarlett on the bed and tried to take Steven away, Scarlett instinctively grabbed Steven's arm, refusing to let

other choice, the friend left them

so close to his that it stirred something inside him. The heat of the alcohol blurred

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