Turning Of The Tide

Chapter 21

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?”

feigned serenity. Straightening her stiff back, she gracefully turned. around, came back to the living room, and said to Hackett with a smile plastered on her face, “What a fortuitous

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

“Damn it, how could I get so drunk that I

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

the previous night had

she only wanted to make at swift exit

had caused enough disturbance for him last night, and the lingering ache from last

scheduled at this time. And last night,

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what she looked like when she got drunk since

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

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

a sharp pain flushed her cheeks,

Miss Landor. Sherri was rendered speechless. No wonder her lips trembled with each word she spoke.

for 500 balloons last night? Could it be that this scoundrel was making a hare

was true that she would go

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 to get

so he had forced Frank to buy the balloons,

the balloons, and in the end, not only had she blown up 250 balloons, but he also had to tie up 250 balloons. His hands were now still

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hardly believe that he had actually stayed up all night with her, tying up balloons until

of her lip before saying, “Alright, how

text you on WhatsApp? It’ll be easier for us to communicate and handle

have any

She opened WhatsApp and saved

Instead, he said with a smile, “Actually, there’s another way to let me keep it

something to say, say it. Don’t beat around the bush.” Sherri’s cheeks were so sour that she didn’t want to

me Natalie’s WhatsApp number, and I’ll keep it a secret. I guarantee that what happened last night will only be a secret between you and me, and I will never tell anyone else about that.”

heard what Hackett said, she refused without hesitation. “No, don’t even think of that. Change the terms, or you can state a price, Mr.

I look like someone who is

she gave to Hackett was not even enough for him, the son of the real estate tycoon in Athana, to play around with girls.

him always spent money like water. Even a million dollars were

last night, Miss Landor. That was really a horrible

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

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