Turning Of The Tide

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The light streamed through the window, casting its brilliant glow upon Sherri’s eyes, too intense to bear. She winced and squinted. Her head felt as though it were encased in a dense cloud of cotton, causing her great discomfort.

Extending her arms in a languid stretch, she arched her back lazily, emitting a hearty yawn, and opened her eyes, only to be struck with the scene in front of her.

“Oh, shit…” she thought. “Where am I now?”

The surroundings and the furnishings of the room were unfamiliar. It was clearly not her own room.

Her mind reeled in confusion.

“Could it be possible that last night I have been taken away by a strange man, and then…”

Thinking of this, Sherri immediately threw back the covers to inspect the lower half of her body. After ensuring there was nothing wrong and finding her clothes unchanged from the day before, she breathed a sight of relief!

Involuntarily, she instinctively patted her chest.

She attempted to make a sound, but her cheeks were so sore that articulating even a single word proved difficult.

Surveying her surroundings, her gaze collided with an array of vibrant balloons, triggering a fuzzy recollection that played out hazily in her mind. She shook her head and slowly recalled a night of drunken madness. And she even kept blowing balloons all night!

“Oh my, this was not true!” Sherri couldn’t believe it. She yearned to disappear from this world!

While soothing her aching, swollen cheeks, she contemplated her next

move.

Sherri was well aware of her proclivity for drunken madness. To dissuade her from getting drunk outside and being obstreperous at home, Edward had purposely captured her intoxicated state on video as a stern warning

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Every time she contemplated indulging, she would watch the playback of

that video first.

Upon viewing it, any desire to drink dissipated, replaced only by an overpowering sense of shame that made her want to crawl into a hole.

and never come out.

Anyway, the most important thing was to get out of here first.

Swiftly rising from the bed, she tidied her attire and prepared to make her stealthy escape. Just as she tiptoed toward the front door, a voice of deep and low magnetism from the living room halted her in her tracks. “Is this how you conduct yourself, Miss Landor? Sneaking away without uttering a word of gratitude?”

Straightening her stiff back, she gracefully turned. around, came back to the living room, and said to Hackett with a smile

possessed a flicker of mischief concealed beneath his gaze. “Encounter? This is my

thoughts raced. “Damn it, how could I get so drunk that I followed

a mischievous. grin, feigning indifference to her embarrassment. “Well, thank you for taking care of me last night, Mr. Blackwell. I must return to work now. See you next time!” She longed to escape from this embarrassing

from the previous night had been

been damaged, and she only wanted to

abruptly, Sherri made her way toward the door. However, Hackett couldn’t let her go that easily. After all, she had caused enough disturbance for him last night, and the lingering ache from last evening was still fresh in his memory.

You’re not scheduled at this time. And last night,

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immediately halted, not wanting him to describe her drunken antics. She knew exactly what she looked like when she

discuss something else. What happened last night was my fault… I crossed the line. I was just indulging in a bit of alcohol. Can we just put it behind us? Just tell me what to do to let you keep it a

talk about the cost of the 500 balloons I bought for you. Since I’ve bought those

what did you say? 500 balloons?” Sherri’s voice rose abruptly, and a sharp pain flushed her cheeks, reminding her once again

them last night, Miss Landor. Sherri was rendered speechless.

balloons last night? Could it be that this scoundrel was making a hare

was skeptical about what Hackett said, but it was true that

But it still surprised me that you actually blew up 250 balloons

anger, so he had forced Frank to buy the balloons, but unexpectedly, once Sherri saw the balloons, she would focus

her tie up the balloons, and in the end, not only had she blown up 250 balloons, but he also had to tie

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had actually stayed up all

and took a bite of her lip before saying, “Alright, how much?

generous, Miss Landor. Could I text you on WhatsApp? It’ll be easier for us to communicate and handle follow-up

playboy, and she didn’t want to have any further contact with him and planned to

She opened WhatsApp and saved

a friend on WhatsApp, Hackett didn’t tell her the price. Instead, he said with a smile, “Actually, there’s another way to let me keep it a secret. Do you want to hear it?”

bush.”

and I’ll keep it a secret. I guarantee that what happened last night will only be a

refused without hesitation. “No, don’t even think of that. Change the terms, or you can state a

I look like someone who is short on money

for him, the son of the real estate

Even a million dollars were nothing to

happened last night, Miss Landor. That was really a horrible scene…”

like a wolf, but Hackett had got something on her,

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