After crying hard for a while, Valerie recovered, looking down at herself.
Her clothes felt disheveled, her hair terrible.
If she went back home like this, she would be seen by the neighbors, and they would certainly gossip about her again.
Although in pain, she tidied up her messy clothes and hair. To hide the swelling on her face, she took out the face powder and lipstick from her handbag and fixed her make-up. After that, Valerie walked away unsteadily.
Most of the stores on this road were nightclubs and bars.
Valerie stopped at the entrance of a bar and walked in. She sat on a stool at the bar and ordered a stiff drink, trying to drown her sorrow in liquor.
Devin didn''t want her.
Did she deserve it?
It was her reward for grabbing her cousin''s fiancé.
Huh...
She smiled in despair, gulping wine like water, and was soon drunk.
"Baby, why are you here drinking in broad daylight?" said a husky voice from her side.
Lifting her face blindly, Valerie saw a young man dressed like riff raff sitting next to her. He should be a regr bar-goer.
"It''s n-n-non of your busin-n-ness," Valerie stuttered, frowning.
She picked up the bottle and kept drinking.
"Baby, you might as well try this one," the man handed Valerie a brown bottle of wine as he coaxed her, "this one''s much better. Drink it, and you will forget all your troubles."
Really? Could she really forget everything?
Valerie took the bottle, her mind fuzzy with the alcoholic. She finished off the wine with a couple of swallows,pletely drunk.
"Devin… How could you abandon me...? Why... I love you so much… How can you divorce me? Savannah, you bitch! Why does Devin still like you...? Why..." She began to speak thickly, slumping over the table.
"I have a box over there. Let me help you to have a rest." The man lifted Valerie up when he saw his chance.
Drunk but quite conscious, Valerie knew the man''s intention and tried to push him away rather feebly. But he was a wall of hard muscle, and she was too weak to shift him.
Finally, Valerie was taken away by the man with ease…
***
Not far away.
Olivia stepped out of a box at the bar.
Last night she attended a birthday party with her friends in this bar. They yed all night and were going to leave when her attention was caught by a familiar figure. Before she could see clearly, the figure disappeared around a corner.
Wait…Why was the figure a bit like... Savannah''s cousin, Valerie?
And she went to a box with her arms around a strange man?
No, Valerie couldn''t be here so early in the morning. At least she was a richdy now.
It must be the wrong person.
Olivia rubbed her eyes. She should be tired out by the all-night party, and her eyes were ying tricks on her. Walking out of the bar, she decided to call Savannah out. They hadn''t seen each other for a long time.
"Morning, my star."
"What star? Don''t joke with me!" Savannahughed over the phone.
"You are a big star! The number of your followersrgely increased after Abby''s event. You are a celebrity online now. What''s more, the game you endorsed will soon hit the market. JK''s spokesperson is sure to be popr. I think I can just count on you in the future!" Olivia joked.
"Stop that. By the way, why did you call me so early in the morning? It''s hard to get up so early for you." Savannah knew that Olivia usually got upte when she had no work.
"I celebrated the birthday of my friendst night and just walked out of a bar. Do you have anything to do? If you are free,e out and go shopping with me. I want to buy some infant products for my cousin. The clothes you pickedst time are all very good. You have a better taste than me."
Oh yeah, Olivia''s cousin was going to have a baby soon.
Savannah hadn''t taken a job since the advertisement for Fairy World. What''s more, Dn hired a new secretary, and she didn''t need to go to hispany. She had too much free time now.
***
Half an hourter, Savannah and Olivia met at the cafe downtown.
They bought some baby products and were going to visit Olivia''s cousin together.
When they walked out of the shopping mall, they saw a silver luxury car parking some way along the road. The car shed angrily under the sunshine, and it looked quite familiar.
Savannah had a bad feeling in her mind.
Just then, the door was pulled open by the driver, and a middle-ageddy dressed in bright clothes and dark sses got out.
The well-dresseddy was Susan.
Savannah paused.
Although Susan''s eyes and most of her face were covered by the sunsses, Savannah could still feel her anger.
So before Susan could walk in front of her, she handed Olivia all her bags, rm, and ready to fight.
Olivia, too, guessed the identity of the woman and held her breath.
Susan went right up to Savannah, raising her hand to p Savannah in the face.
Luckily Savannah had been on guard. She flung up an arm to ward off the p and caught Susan''s wrist in midair just in time. "Mrs. Yontz, what are you doing?"
"You bitch! You''ve harmed my son again and again! I''ll kill you!" Susan could no longer hold back her anger, struggling to get free from Savannah''s restraining hand.
Savannah understood. Dn didn''t let Devin off that night, and he must have been ruthless to Devin.
That was why Susan took it out on her today.
That''s funny!
Susan always thought her son was a victim. She never realized her son''s problem!
Savannah pushed her away, with a sneering look on her face, "what''s the matter with Devin?"
Dn didn''t tell her what he had done to Devin.
Savannah was a little curious. What kind of punishment did Devin get that made Susan so mad?
Susan reeled back, looking a bit embarrassed. In rage and fury, she looked up, staring at Savannah fiercely, and exined nothing.
"You bitch! You want to kill my dear son! I will kill you!" cried Susan, starting up again.
This time, before Savannah tried to fight back, a tall man stepped forward and nted himself in front of Savannah.
The bodyguard Dn arranged to protect Savannah just came in time.
As usual, Savannah didn''t let the bodyguards stick close to her when she went out today.
The bodyguard just followed her and watched her quietly.