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?”

immediately regained her composure and feigned serenity. Straightening her stiff back, she gracefully turned. around, came back to the living room, and said to Hackett with a

mischief concealed beneath his

so drunk that I followed

of me last night, Mr. Blackwell. I must return to work now. See you next

was certain that her drunken escapades from the previous night had been witnessed by Hackett.

image had been damaged, and she only

her go that easily. After all, she had caused enough disturbance for him last night, and the lingering ache from last evening was

this time. And last night,

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she looked like when she got

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

lazily against the door frame, Hackett scrutinized her with his eyes. “Well, Miss Landor, you’re a smart woman. It appears you are well aware of your drunken antics. Very well, let’s first talk about the cost of the 500 balloons I bought for you. Since I’ve bought those balloons especially for you, I have to increase the price a bit. As for the expenses incurred from taking care of

pain flushed her cheeks, reminding her once again

Sherri was rendered speechless. No wonder her lips trembled

reckless have I been to ask for 500 balloons last night? Could it be that this scoundrel was making

what Hackett said, but it was true

said, “But… you’re lucky I stopped your before you blew up 500 balloons. Otherwise, you may have facial paralysis today. But it still surprised me that you actually blew up 250 balloons in total. Thanks to my big house, you were able

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

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

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that he had actually stayed up all night with her, tying up balloons until his hands went

a bite of her lip before saying, “Alright, how much? Cash or

It’ll be easier for us

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

She opened WhatsApp and saved Hackett’s

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?”

have something to say, say it. Don’t beat around the bush.” Sherri’s cheeks

Natalie’s WhatsApp number, and I’ll keep it a secret. I guarantee that what happened last night will only be a secret

heard what Hackett said, she refused without hesitation. “No, don’t even think of that. Change the terms,

is short on money to you?”

was true that the money she gave to Hackett was not even enough for him, the son of the real

like him always spent money like water. Even a million dollars were nothing to them. She shouldn’t underestimate

last night, Miss

eyes wide, having an impulse to pounce on him and tear him apart like a wolf, but Hackett had got something on her, and she could only manage to hold back her

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