Shattered Longings

Chapter 17 Don’t Do Anything Reckless

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Chapter 17 Don’t Do Anything Reckless

Too much had happened that night for Bella to process, so she kept drinking, drowning her thoughts in alcohol.

Lia wanted to drink with her, but Bella stopped her. “You better not. If your heart condition flares up, I’ll be too drunk to save you.”

Lia chuckled. “With a doctor by my side, what’s there to worry about? My heart’s not that fragile. Besides, you became a cardiologist because of me. I owe you a drink for that.”

Bella had chosen to study medicine and become a cardiologist because of Lia’s congenital heart condition. Lia was her only friend, and Bella had tasted loss enough times to know she feared loneliness more than anything.

By the time it was past midnight, Bella was so drunk her consciousness had started to blur. For someone who rarely drank, this night had been far too wild.

“I’ll take you home…” Lia slurred while holding onto a shred of sobriety.

fumbled with her phone as she mumbled, “I

but laugh at that. “No offense, but you’re hopeless. Even drunk, you’re still

the words on the screen. After a few failed attempts, she finally managed

connected, she mumbled, “Dominic, where are you? Come pick me up… I’m at Zero

end of the line, Felix frowned as he got out of bed and started getting dressed. “Stay there. I’m coming

had dialed the wrong number, but Felix couldn’t leave her alone. After all, his confession to her back

scanned the area until he spotted two women slumped over in a corner

them and gently said, “Bella, I’m here. Let’s get you up. I’ll

are you here, Felix?

“She called

to argue, and she trusted Felix. She’d heard enough about him from

gave a half–hearted warning. “You better not try

noting that Lia still had some presence of mind. “Be careful on your way home. Once you’re

helping both women outside, Felix made sure Lia got into a

He hadn’t expected that after all these years, this would