Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 45 Don't Want to be Useless After Eric left, I sent a message to Levi Swift. "When are you coming back, you brat?"

Levi didn't reply until the middle of the night. "Not sure yet. Things are crazy busy right now. I'll let you know as soon as I have a date!"

I sent back a sticker in response, turned off my phone, and fell asleep.

Before Levi returned, I got a call from my best friend, Natasha Jones.

"Wow, so you're getting a divorce and didn't even tell me? We're hitting Phantom Bar tonight. Drinks are on me! Let's celebrate you finally ditching Jeremiah, that trash of a man, and breaking free of your love-blind self!"

Natasha was my childhood friend, a sharp and independent powerhouse of a woman.

Her family heavily favored sons, with most of the family assets going to her brother. But she took the little money they gave her and built her own company from scratch, running it with great success.

She was constantly busy traveling for work. Jeremiah hated her fiery personality, so he told me to stay away from her.

Unless Natasha reached out to me, I wouldn't contact her, and eventually, we fell out of touch. Looking back now,

"Deal! We drink until we

met outside the bar, and the moment I saw her, I lunged forward and hugged her.

me away with a look

and dragged me inside, where she ordered

Jeremiah was trash. Thank God you woke

patted her chest. "From now on, I'll take care

"No thanks. I don't want to be a useless bum anymore." We locked eyes, then burst out laughing. Raising our glasses, we toasted to the bright futures ahead of us. Natasha had ordered strong drinks, and it didn't take long before my head was spinning. Everything in front of me seemed to blur together. Clinging to the last shred of

around the waist, and I instinctively leaned into

"How much did

was the

so stunning it could rival any celebrity. He had

reached out to touch his face. "You're so good-looking. Hey, handsome, want to grab a drink with