Chapter 26 Bargirls

“Stop it. Stop it,” Jessica continued pleading and muttering in a daze, still crouched on the ground.

Just stop it all. Whether it is the buzzing in my ears or Trevor’s questions. Leave me alone, Jessica thought miserably.

All she wanted to do was to live. Once upon a time, she was Horington’s top socialite. Now, the

only thing she wanted was to keep living. Was it that hard for others to let her do that?

“Jessica, what’s the matter?”

A pair of hands held her shoulders and gently pushed her.

Jessica lifted her head in response. When she saw the man’s face in front of her, she found herself traveling back to five years ago to the moment when the man said that he was sending her back to the warzone.

Thump!

Her legs gave out on her, and she fell to her knees. Then, she prostrated before Trevor and cried out, “Mr. Gulliford, please have mercy. I’m already in this state. Please just let me go. I know I’ve done wrong now.”

As she kept her forehead touching the floor, her throat tightened. Her tear ducts itched, but still,

no tears came out.

a distinguished socialite who never

him, she had ended up in

Is that not enough? God,

her knees before him. Five years ago, Jessica would not have lowered herself

“Why?” he wondered.

unusual for her to do that, for she had killed someone. Yet, Trevor found the air thinning around him as he watched

you that I’ll let you go

that, he turned and walked off. Once the door was closed behind him, his hands clenched into

as he exited the dressing room, his body swayed, and his world spun around him.

was swift to react – he caught Trevor in

heard from Ms. Cooper that ever since Jessi-” Realizing that he had said the wrong things, Martin quickly corrected himself. “You’ve been drinking coffee non-stop since two days ago, so

expression was dark as he pushed Martin’s hands away and

meantime, Jessica waited for a long time before

Trevor and the others were gone. As she had injured her forehead,

were still the same as ever. Natalie still refused to give her any

the corridor and wait for one of the patrons

a private room asked for a

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