Chapter 597


    He remained on the couch after she left. Then, he got u p and took out a bottle of brandy. He could see


    her leave further and further away until she disappeared into the void as he stood by the window.


    ''What a cruel woman,1 he thought.


    Brandy is highly concentrated, but he finished the whole bottle. He hadn''t had a good night''s sleep ever


    since she left, so he thought resorting to drowning in alcohol and numb his senses would be a great


    decision.


    Having finished the bottle, heid on the couch, and the doorbell rang. He missed it as he was fast


    asleep.


    The person at the door opened the door herself after not getting any response, and she who stepped in


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    was Baine. 1


    She wore a long blue coat that reached her ankles with a belt fastened on her waist and a pair of heels


    o n her feet. She entered the room and found him sleeping on the couch.


    The apartment smelt of alcohol, and she furrowed her brows at how pungent it was as she wondered


    how much he drank.


    Baine headed to the kitchen and cooked some soup


    for his hangover. After cing the bowl of soup on a table, she tried to wake him but to no avail. She


    sighed and sat him up. "Don''t drink so much," said Raine.


    He didn''t drink the soup nor did he open his eyes; instead, he reached out and hugged her waist. His


    chin was on her shoulder as he said, "Stay with me, don''t leave."


    Her heart softened, and she replied while patting his back, "I''m not leaving."


    "Okay," his body visibly rxed when he heard her reply. He then mumbled a name, "Summer..."


    Instantaneously, she felt as if she was shocked by lightning. His mumble of Summer''s name was as


    though a sharp knife pierced and pained her heart.


    She remained still as she froze. After a while, her lips curled into a bitter smile.


    "I know you''re hurting. I am too. We can share the pair together. That child is yours, but he was also


    mine. Let''s do this together.."


    His deep voice was heard when he mumbled again as he slept. He wasn''t in a sound slumber as his


    brows were knitted tightly.


    Raine s heart ached with every word she heard as she thought, ''everything he''s saying now, all these


    feelings, are not for me.'' 1


    He hadn''t shifted his position, nor did she as she just sat there. The room was quiet, and it had a pin


    drop


    silence.


    Neither of the both kept track, but in an hour or two, h e slowly cracked his eyes open when he awoke.


    Her smooth fair neck was the first thing he saw, but when he realized the scent that wafted to his nose


    was not Summer''s, he narrowed his eyes and pushed her off him.


    Unexpected of his actions, she fell off andnded on the floor.


    He furrowed his brows and asked, "Why are you here?"


    He shook his head as he still felt dizzy from the alcohol. His defined fingers pinched his forehead and


    massaged it lightly.


    "Oh," his lips twitched as he said, "Are you leaving? I have to get going."


    "I''lle with you!" she eximed.


    Without hesitation, he turned her down and directly replied, "I can go alone. You should return to the


    mansion."


    Mark had wanted to rx and get drowned in alcohol.'' And after that, I''ll just go on with my life like how


    I should,'' he thought.


    "No, I''m not. I just have something to deal with, and it''s not proper for you toe along with me to


    that ce."