Turning Of The Tide

Chapter 21

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?”

to the living room, and said to Hackett

flicker of mischief concealed beneath his gaze. “Encounter? This

it, how could I get so drunk that I followed this playboy

composure, Sherri responded with 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.

drunken escapades from the previous night had been

perfect image had been damaged, and she only

go that easily. After all, she had caused

not scheduled at this time. And

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she looked like when

Blackwell. Let’s 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

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.

pain flushed her cheeks, reminding her once again of the foolishness

night, Miss Landor. Sherri was rendered speechless. No wonder her lips

Could

but it was true that she

still surprised me that you actually blew

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

also had to tie up 250 balloons. His hands were now still a little shaky, and he had to hide his shaking hands in his pocket.

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stayed up all night with her, tying up

a bite of her lip

on WhatsApp? It’ll be easier for us to

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

WhatsApp and

with a smile, “Actually, there’s another way

Don’t beat around the bush.” Sherri’s cheeks were so sour that

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

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

is short on

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

a million dollars were nothing to them. She shouldn’t

continued to threaten, “I recorded everything that happened last night, Miss Landor.

opened her 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 anger. “Calm down!” she said to

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