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

doctors often reminded me that my health was fragile and that my body had been weakened. But after giving birth to Tabitha, I rarely fell ill-I couldn't

as her mother, I couldn't let my guard down,

home beyond just me, I'd let my guard down. And in my moment of

exhausted self to the door. When I peeked through the peephole and

drained half my life. And I didn't go through all that just to see

voice startled me. It was raspy and hoarse, like a

sounding intimidating, just yelling drained all

down against the door, sitting weakly on the floor. At that moment, I thought that even if I were to die right here and now, I'd never want anything to do with Nicholas

myself. Why hadn't I built a fortress around my heart by now? How could

trying

pathetic," I