Chapter 27


    Chapter 27 I’m Free


    Quincy and the others were stunned. Everyone knew Janice was talking nonsense, but no one dared to


    refute it.


    Upon hearing that, Cleeve turned around to look at Jessica, and a smile formed on his stern face. “All


    right. I haven’t met a woman who can down five sses of whiskey at one go, anyway. Come on. Show


    me.”


    “I’m sorry. I’ve just taken some cephalosporin. So, I can’t have alcohol now-“


    “I’ll give you 15 thousand dors if you drink all five sses. If you can’t, then I’ll get someone to chop


    this waitress’ tongue off.”


    As soon as Cleeve finished his sentence, Janice started to panic. She turned to face Jessica, urging,


    “Hurry up. Drink it. He’s giving you 15 thousand dors. Don’t you love money? Drink up then. Don’t


    make things difficult for me.”


    Sitting beside Jessica was Dorcas, the bargirl. Thetter quietly tugged at Jessica’s sleeve and


    whispered, “Jessica, it’s best if you don’t take any alcohol if you’ve really taken cephalosporins. Ignore


    Janice. She brought this upon herself.”


    “Quickly! Drink up!” Janice urged impatiently. Cleeve crossed his legs and stared at Jessica in


    amusement.


    “One ss for 30 thousand dors,” Jessica stated nonchntly. She showed no expression as she shot


    him an empty gaze.


    If one ss was worth 30 thousand dors, then five sses would be worth 150 thousand dors. With


    the other four sses, it woulde to a total of 750 thousand dors.


    If she won the bet, she would be free from that day onward.


    She would not have to live under Trevor’s control, and she could enjoy living her life with the kids.


    There was no way the chance of earning 150 thousand dors would appear again once she missed it. If


    that were to happen, she would definitely regret it for the rest of her life.


    “Jessica, are you crazy?” Dorcas grabbed Jessica’s hand. The former did not want to see anyone die.


    They worked in the same industry, after all.


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    Jessica pushed Dorcas’ hand away and gently patted thetter on the shoulder with her slender fingers,


    signaling Dorcas not to worry.


    “Very well!” Cleeve nodded and ced a card on the table.


    Jessica stepped toward the coffee table under the light. As she took a nce at the row of sses filled


    with whiskey, she gulped subconsciously.


    Truth was, she was afraid. However, there was no one she could rely on. It was the image of her six


    children watching her that gave her the courage to make that step.


    When she lowered her gaze, an emotion surprisingly shed across her emotionless eyes, but it


    disappeared in an instant.


    Only five sses of whiskey were ced on the table. There was no iced tea. No water or ice was


    added to the alcohol as well. Usually, it would take a long time for a person to finish one ss.


    Jessica raised a ss and gulped it down with her eyes closed. As the spicy liquid entered her throat,


    she felt a warm feeling pass through her esophagus.


    She almost suffocated from drinking it using the incorrect method.


    However, Jessica did not dare to stop. She feared she could not finish all the five sses once she did.


    Holding her breath, she downed one after another. Soon, she was lost in her own world.


    There was only one word in her mind – freedom.


    Sensing something bad was about to happen, Dorcas quickly sneaked out to look for Natalie.


    By the time Natalie arrived, Jessica had already finished five sses of whiskey. Still standing there, she


    turned around and beamed at Natalie.


    That was a smile that came from the bottom of Jessica’s heart. It was so warm that it made her look


    incredibly beautiful.


    “Natalie, I’m free.” Her voice was incredibly soft. As soon as she uttered those words, she closed her


    eyes and lost all consciousness, falling onto the couch.