Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0556

The next day, I woke up alone in bed. Before I could even piece together my missing memories from last night, I felt an overwhelming urge to fall back asleep immediately.

My head throbbed, but I still remembered today's schedule. Douglas and I were supposed to meet with the person in charge of the securities firm. Clearly, that wasn't happening.

I forced myself to send a text to Douglas. Then, I told Wendy that I'd had too much to drink and asked her to let Tabitha stay at Nicholas' place for another night.

Once everything was arranged, I surrendered to the weight of my eyelids, letting unconsciousness claim me entirely.

When I came to, I was hit with a splitting headache and a cacophony of noise. My phone, the doorbell, and someone banging on the door were all going off at once.

Frowning, I tried to locate the source of the chaos. It took me a moment to realize my phone had slipped between the bed frame and mattress. The vibration against the wooden headboard was deafening.

I tried to retrieve it, but my entire body felt like jelly. After struggling for ages, all I managed to do was break into a sweat. Just as the phone finally stopped buzzing, the pounding on the door downstairs grew louder.

It took me a while to

was fragile and that my body had been weakened. But after giving birth to

have a father. So as her mother, I couldn't let my guard down, not even for a

have another home beyond just me, I'd let my guard down. And

self to the door. When I peeked

like it had drained half my life. And I didn't go through all that just

lost!" My own voice startled me. It was raspy and hoarse, like a duck's

about sounding intimidating, just yelling

floor. At that moment, I thought that even if I were to die

built a fortress around my heart by now? How could someone who'd long been sentenced to "death" in my mind still hurt me with his

against the doorframe, trying to clear my thoughts. But the dizziness only

pathetic," I cursed myself