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

Are you

arms. “I knew it. I knew you’d appear in my dreams. Linda told

words left

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

that even the

the room. But, now with Nora all over him, the fury

at me like he was about to shred me to pieces. In an instant, I tried to

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

dare you, Scarlett!” He gritted

smile, despite feeling like I might keel

commotion had caused Linda to stir from her sleep as she groggily sat up from the sofa. She had a moment

then stood up and strode toward the door like she was going

possibly believe she’s at work, can she? If she walks out in this state, she’s going to get into

to Armond, “Mr. Murphy, I’m so sorry!

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

of the room when that same person grabbed me

I met the gaze of Ashton. Why is he here? Oh

asked before I

complete mess from the alcohol and all the surprises that had been thrown at me. “Linda’s

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