After that, she continued, “No, I’m drunk now. I shouldn’t be calling Ashton. I should call Armond, and let him come…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Nora dozed off.

I couldn’t help but chuckle at how ridiculous she was. Since she had fallen asleep, I brought her to the bed and tucked her in.

After covering Linda with a blanket, I decided to lie on the sofa to get some shut eye.

Ding dong! I was so close to dozing off when the doorbell to our room suddenly rang. I was stunned and sat up straight from the sofa.

Alcohol had clouded my mind, and I began to fear the worst. What if that there was an intruder at our door?

 

A short while later, the door opened, and Armond stepped into the room. One of the staff from Nora’s bar followed behind, still holding on to the room key.

When he realized the room reeked of booze and was in complete disarray, Armond’s face blazed with anger. “How much did you drink?”

 

Seeing how angry and fierce he already was, I decided not to lie. “A lot. But Nora and Linda drank the most.”

“Do you expect me to praise you for having control?” he said coldly, even though the anger in his voice was obvious.

I was still feeling light-headed, but I forced myself to stay sober. “Armond, I… “

the bed when he heard his name. In her drunken stupor, she scanned the room until she met his gaze and broke into

you’re here? Are you going to

I knew you’d appear in my dreams. Linda told me you hadn’t been a virgin since you were seventeen. I’m sure you must be

words left

Nora and Linda were discussing earlier. But judging by what we just heard,

the staff who had accompanied Armond had

But, now with Nora all over him, the fury in his eyes intensified

like he was about to shred me to pieces. In an instant, I tried to pull Nora away from him but to

trembled as I spoke, “Mr. Murphy, Nora’s completely drunk

you, Scarlett!” He gritted his teeth

smile, despite feeling like I might keel

sleep as she groggily sat up from the sofa. She had a moment of clarity and shock when she saw Armond. “Hello, Mr. Murphy. Please excuse me. I’ve still

door like she was

show any signs of stopping. She can’t possibly believe she’s at work, can she? If she walks out

Armond, “Mr. Murphy, I’m so sorry!

I accidentally bumped into someone on my way out. Before I could make out who the person

the room when that same person grabbed me by my arm

I got a good look at him. My eyes widened in surprise when I met the gaze of Ashton. Why is he here? Oh no, that means Nora must

are you going?” Ashton asked before

mind was a complete mess from the alcohol and all the surprises that had been thrown at me. “Linda’s drunk, and I

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