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.

love with him, she was a distinguished socialite who never

had ended

with him is my mistake, I’ll correct it. I’ll change my ways. Is that not enough? God, I’ve changed my ways for five years! Is that

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

“Why?” he wondered.

was nothing unusual for her to do that, for she had killed someone. Yet, Trevor found the air thinning around

let you

door was closed behind him, his

room, his body swayed, and his world spun around him.

to react – he caught Trevor in

that he had said the wrong things, Martin quickly corrected himself.

as he pushed Martin’s hands away and continued

long time before the buzzing in

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

ever. Natalie still refused to give her

had no choice but to stay in the corridor and wait for one of the patrons to summon

room asked

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