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?”

back to the living room, and said to Hackett with a smile plastered on her face, “What a fortuitous

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

could I get so drunk that I followed this playboy to his residence?” she

embarrassment. “Well, thank you for taking care of me last night, Mr.

that her drunken escapades from the previous night had

image had been damaged, and she only wanted to

her go that easily. After all, she had caused enough disturbance for him

time. And last night, Miss

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drunken antics. She knew exactly what she looked like when she got drunk

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 do to let

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

voice rose abruptly, and a sharp pain flushed her cheeks, reminding her once again of

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

500 balloons last night? Could it be

but it was true

still surprised me that you actually blew up 250 balloons in total. Thanks to my big house, you were able to get enough room to put them all. Hackett’s face was calm and collected,

to play tricks on Sherri to vent his anger, so he had forced Frank to buy the balloons, but unexpectedly, once Sherri saw the balloons, she would focus on

but he also had to tie up 250 balloons. His hands were now still a little shaky, and he

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up all night with her, tying

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

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

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

and saved Hackett’s

a friend on WhatsApp, Hackett didn’t tell her the price. Instead, he said with a smile, “Actually,

say, say it. Don’t beat around the bush.” Sherri’s cheeks were

I guarantee that what happened last night will only be a secret between you and me, and I will never tell

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

I look like someone who is short on money to you?”

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

always spent money like water. Even a million dollars were nothing

everything that happened last night, Miss Landor. That was really a

opened her eyes wide, having an impulse to pounce on him and tear him apart like a wolf, but Hackett had

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