Chapter 77
Chapter 77 At that time, I must have looked pretty hyped up. An outsider might’ve thought I’d just hit the lottery. My thoughts were flickering like a faulty light bulb. Neil’s face in front of me started to blur, like a double exposure picture. I glanced around. Not just Neil, everyone in the room seemed distorted to my eyes. “Rena, let me take you home!” Alicia rushed over to support me. I was probably the booziest of the lot, because I kept choosing to drink while others chose to obey the rules. Fearful that I’d continue my argument with Neil, Barbara and Alicia propped me up like two bodyguards and said, “Rena, let’s head home!” I stag gered free from their grip and lunged at Cooper, “No way! Truth or Dare isn’t over…” Even though I was drunk, I always remembered that I was going to embarrass Neil. Seeing me, Cooper scared to death. He tried to clamber onto Mitch, who held on to him for dear life. Seeing this, Russel stood up to intercept me. He grabbed my arm and whispered, “Let’s go home and get some sleep.” “Russel, why are you so mean?” I narrowed my eyes at him, “You’ve been picking on me during the game. Just you wait, I’ll report you to the hospital tomorrow, say you’re abusing patients. I’ll make sure you can’t practice medicine anymore, you’ll have to go home and take over the family business…” “Alright,” Russel said, a mix of helplessness and amusement. “Incompetent doctor! Incompetent doctor!!” I shouted. I used to drink alone at home, sometimes getting drunk and shouting, but back then, I was alone, no one was there to hear me.
Just as I was about to continue slandering Russel, I felt myself tilt. A strong hand wrapped tightly around my waist, then hoisted me onto his shoulder. Feeling dizzy, I almost barfed. Neil’s hand moved from my waist to my thigh, preventing me from falling off his shoulder. At the same time, he warned me, “If you dare to vomit on me, you’re dead.”
Everyone was watching Neil’s action, especially Mitch and Cooper. Their mouths were wide open in surprise. As I was carried out of the room, I glanced at them through my blurry vision. They must be wondering, why would Neil carry me off? I was just his wife in name, easily replaceable. Stella once told me that if I hung myself at home one day, Neil might think I was just playing on a swing. anger, his faint possessiveness, shouldn’t be directed at me. As we were goin I thoug That’s down the stairs, I thought I saw the room door opening again. Russel came out, his gaze focused on Neil and me. be safely in Neil’s car by now, but someone blocked our way. bro, is this your new friend you picked up tonight? She looks nice! I’ve got one too. Wanna swap and try?” a man said with a disgusting tone. when a woman is alone, she should never drink too much in public. Who knows if some sleazy guy might take advantage of her? sudden jolt, then heard Neil cursing, “Are you f ucking tired of living? Do you want to die?” The next second, I was set down on a nearby sofa. I tried to keep my eyes open to see what was going on. Neil, ablaze with anger, grabbed the collar of the man he’d knocked to the ground and punched him hard. In such a noisy place, I could still hear flesh being pounded. Someone called over the manager of Cielo Nocturno. He tried to intervene, but upon seeing Neil’s face, he didn’t dare to utter a word. He stood next to me, whispering to a waiter, “Call an ambulance!” The waiter immediately called an ambulance. The man on the ground was now a bruised and bl oody mess. I wanted to plead with Neil to stop, but ended up vomiting instead. Hearing my retching, Neil ceased his assault. He gave the manager a cold look, “Let your boss handle
this.” “Yes, yes, yes,” the manager quickly nodded. Neil walked over to the sofa. This time, he didn’t hoist me up, but picked me up in his arms and left Cielo Nocturno under the watchful eyes of everyone. By the time we reached his car, I had already dozed off in Neil’s arms. I thought Neil would take me back to Maple Court, but when I woke up, I found myself in a place that was obviously different from Maple Court, yet not exactly like a hotel. Where am I? I wandered around the room, then went out to the balcony to take a look. The river not far away was shimmering. The trees on both sides were covered in snow, looking incredibly beautiful yet icy cold. I think I know where this is. Grandeur Oaks Estates. The most expensive apartment complex in Rosemont. This must be one of Neil’s properties. Why did he bring me here? I couldn’t even come here before, but now he brought me here willingly. What puzzled me most was that Bonnie was housed here during my past life. This was where Bonnie and Neil officially got together. I remember back then, I went through a lot of trouble to locate Bonnie. I tried to barge in here to find her, but was chased away by Neil’s bodyguards. It was eerily quiet. I left the bedroom and toured the entire apartment, but there was no sign of Neil. 1/2 10:46 Chapter 77 There were some photos on the living room table. I walked over and took a look, my face drained of all color. I heard the living room door being pushed open. Neil stood at the entrance. Seeing me in the living room, he said in an indifferent tone, “You’re awake” “What are these?” I picked up the photos, my emotions flaring, “Where did you get these? Nell, this is cruet? The photos in my hand were intimate shots of my father and Geneva.
As I expected, in this life, Neil had collected some damaging information about my father. Perfect timing as we were discussing divorce. If he used these photos to threaten me into leaving with nothing, I might have no choice but to agree. I’ve got my ways, of course. Any problem with that? Neil closed the door, tossed his car keys aside, and casually plopped down on the sofa, looking at me co olly “Why the hell are you doing this?” I blurted out in anger, “What on earth did my family do to tick you off? In the past, I got why he messed with my family- I was dead set against divorce. But now, five got no beef with him, and I even agreed to the divorce. He had no reason to go behind my back. Neil furrowed his brows, his eyes sharp, “Are you still drunk?”
