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.

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

you better listen 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

clear?” he asks, and I catch him glancing at my lips. It even

trying to compose myself. I must

aren’t real.

the floor, an awkward silence filling the air around us for a few seconds.

anymore, so I step to the side without saying a

moment our eyes meet, he shakes his head at me with an expression that I still can’t read. What’s

sigh with relief, placing my hand on my

elevator goes down, I turn off airplane mode, which I don’t remember turning on, and

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

in

Chapter 50

say with a hint of curiosity, stepping out

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

“Not at all.”

and had some drinks together

I feel awful that I didn’t save her number.

you’ve remembered me I can hear the relief in

I forget you?”

didn’t change your mind

would I change my

to attend and I feared

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