He dialed her number repeatedly.

But it went straight to voicemail each time.

Drinking more than he realized, he drank himself into oblivion.

When he woke the next day, the sun was high in the sky.

Noreen was there, wiping his face with a towel.

“Nova called.

Asked me to check on you! Are you enjoying the solitude? I warned you, you’d regret this sooner or later.''

Leonel swallowed hard.

Glancing around, he saw he was in the bed he used to share with Alexis.

And there, on the bedside table, sat the glass ball, just like old times.

Noreen couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness at the sight of it.

Leonel croaked out, “I have nothing urgent today on my schedule, so I’ll stay home.

My head’s pounding!”

Noreen nodded.

“Got it.

But tomorrow’s Mr.

Waston’s birthday bash.

kind of

going to

he shielded his eyes from the bright

Noreen couldn’t believe it.

at Waston Group! Oh,

be

tight with Miss Brown, so she’s probably

words jolted

muttered, “Would she bail if

Noreen shook her head.

“No.

Business is business.

I doubt Miss Fowler.

Leonel cut her off with

a damn about lines between public

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