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.

smirk, still trying to read the expression in his eyes. “I was told I

time, you better listen to

on to talk about the other reasons why I should listen to him, I constantly glance at his lips. It’s hard not to do it as I

and I catch him glancing at

compose myself. I must be seeing things

aren’t real.

floor, an awkward silence filling the air around us for a few seconds. He doesn’t seem to take a step back and

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

look at him. But I just can’t help it. The moment our eyes meet, he shakes his head at

I sigh with relief, placing my hand

I turn off airplane mode, which I don’t remember turning on, and I’m instantly flooded with message notifications

receive a call from a number i can’t

Thu, in Jul

Chapter 50

of

Richards. I’m sorry if you’re in the

“Not at all.”

some drinks

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

remembered me I can

you?” I chuckle

you didn’t change your mind about coming

not. Why would I change my mind?”

to attend and I feared you might have changed

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