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.

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

We drink until we drop

bar, and the moment I saw her, I lunged forward and hugged her. "Natasha, I missed you so

pushed me away with a look of disdain.

she still grabbed my hand and dragged me inside, where she

she cursed, "I've been telling you forever that Jeremiah was trash. Thank God you woke up in

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

in one gulp before replying, "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

leaned into the "wall", rubbing against it and

"How much did you drink? Who are

was the

a face so stunning it could rival any celebrity. He had sharp features that looked perfectly

and reached out to touch his face. "You're so good-looking.