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?”
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 smile plastered on her face, “What a fortuitous
of mischief concealed beneath his gaze. “Encounter? This is my
it, how could I get so drunk that I followed this playboy
you for taking care of me
drunken escapades from the previous night had
she only wanted to make
all, she had caused enough disturbance for him last night, and the lingering ache from last evening was still fresh in his memory.
not scheduled at this time. And last night, Miss Landor, you were quite drunk…” Hackett exposed her without
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antics. She knew exactly what she looked like when she got
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
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
and a sharp pain flushed her cheeks, reminding her
them last night, Miss Landor. Sherri was rendered speechless. No wonder her lips trembled with each word she
Could it be that this scoundrel
Hackett said, but it was true that she
me that you actually blew up 250 balloons in total. Thanks to my big house, you were able to
balloons, but
blown up 250 balloons, but he also had to tie up 250 balloons. His hands were
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stayed up all night with her, tying up balloons until
of her lip before saying, “Alright, how much? Cash or
Could I text you on WhatsApp? It’ll be
was a typical playboy, and she didn’t want to have any further contact with him and
opened WhatsApp and saved Hackett’s number.
her the price. Instead, he said with a smile, “Actually, there’s another way
you have something to say, say it. Don’t beat around the bush.” Sherri’s cheeks were so sour that she didn’t want
guarantee that what happened last night will only be a secret
said, she refused without hesitation. “No, don’t even think of that. Change the terms, or you can state
who is
him, the son of the real estate tycoon in Athana,
like water. Even a million dollars were nothing
that happened last night, Miss Landor. That was really a horrible scene…”
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.
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