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.

with him, she was a distinguished socialite who never needed to do anything

falling for him, she had ended

Is that not enough? God, I’ve changed my ways for five years!

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

“Why?” he wondered.

unusual for her to do that, for she had killed someone. Yet, Trevor

I’ll let you go once

he turned and walked off. Once the door was closed

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

– he

that ever since Jessi-” Realizing that he had said the wrong things, Martin quickly corrected himself. “You’ve been

dark as he pushed Martin’s hands away

for a long time

room, Trevor and the others were gone. As she had injured her forehead, the doctor gave her a

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

but to stay in the corridor

a private room asked for a large

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