Chapter 50

Vanessa

Flustered at the sight of him, I raise my eyebrows a little.

Unlike me, he just has a blank stare as he steps out of the elevator.

“I see you’re finally awake,” he says. “I thought you’d never get out of bed.” I sense mockery in his tone.

“Why would I be in bed all day?” I cross my arms, trying to act like I know absolutely nothing about last night. But I still feel a little awkward.

“Considering the kind of evening you had last night and how drunk you were, it’s possible.”

“I don’t remember much.” I try to sound believable.

“That makes two of us.” He shoves his hands in his pockets.

“Really?”

He nods. “I can’t seem to remember a lot of what happened.”

That’s all he needs to say for me to feel less awkward around him. The fact that he doesn’t remember makes everything much easier for me, so I finally let it go.

Suddenly, he towers over me and I find myself against the wall, looking up into his eyes with an expression I can’t quite read.

“Don’t ever drink like that again,” he warns me. “From what I can remember, you were a fucking mess.

trying to read the expression in his eyes. “I was

time, you better listen to me.”

I constantly glance at his

glancing at my

to compose myself. I must

aren’t real.

around us for a few seconds. He doesn’t

I can’t take it anymore, so I step to the side without saying a word,

button while trying not to look at him. But I just can’t help it. The moment our eyes meet, he shakes his head at me with an expression that I still can’t read. What’s

my

off airplane mode, which I don’t remember turning on, and I’m instantly

a call from a number i can’t seem to recognize, but I pick up

Thu, in Jul

Chapter 50

a hint of curiosity, stepping out

Mrs. Richards. I’m sorry if you’re in the middle of something

“Not at all.”

We met last evening and had some drinks together along with

Liz.” I try to sound enthusiastic, but I feel awful that I didn’t save her number.

remembered me I can hear the

forget you?”

sure you didn’t change your mind about coming to

course not. Why would I change my mind?”

know I just really want you to attend and I feared you might have changed your

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