Chapter 364
The after-party went on untilte into the night. As I looked helplessly at a group of drunken men and
turned to Sabrina for help, the woman was already on her way back to her bedroom with Zachary in her
arm. She turned to me and said, “Eve, I’m gonna have to count on you to look after these men. After
all, I’m the bride, and tonight is my wedding night. You know what that means, don’t you?”
She was right and her argument was indisputable.
Together with some hotel staff, we put every one of the men back to their respective bedrooms. After
making sure they were all settled in, I went back to Christopher’s room and gave him a nudge. “All right
now. There’s just me here. You can stop pretending to be drunk.”
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The man continued to sleep soundly. I poked at him a few times and finally realized that he really was
drunk.
After our conversation at the balcony, Christopher said that he was nning to feign being drunk in
front of his friends so he didn’t have to drink so much. What a liar!
“Hah, good luck with the hangover tomorrow,” I muttered while covering him up with a nket. On
second thought, worrying that he was going to have a bad hangover the next day, I decided to go out
and get some hangover remedy at the drug store.
On my way to the drug store, I walked past Lyle’s parked car by the roadside and was d that no one
was inside the car. Now that Crystal was back in the scene, there was no doubt she wouldtch herself
onto Lyle and create all sorts of trouble. I sped up my pace to the drug store and decided to take a
different route on the way back. As soon as I stepped into a small alleyway, I was met with an angry
stray dog which started to chase after me. I panicked and ran deep into the alleyway.
“Lyle, please don’t be angry. I swear I didn’t do it on purpose. You see, you’ve missed me too. Or your
body wouldn’t have reacted to me right now.”
After sprinting for a few minutes, I was catching my breath in front of a big tree when I saw Crystal and
Lyle yards away from me. Urgh! Of all the people in Avenport, I have to bump into them. Crystal kept
rubbing her body against Lyle. As though that wasn’t enough, she then slid her hand underneath the
man’s clothes for more actions.
“Stop it, Crystal,” uttered Lyle as he removed the woman’s hand and rejected her for the first time. “I’m
d that you’re back and you seem to be doing well. But, I think it’s better that we take a break from
seeing each other for the time being.”
“Lyle, please don’t do this to me. You’re the most important person in my life. I’ll be lost without you.”
Crystal’s eyes brimmed with tears. She bit her lower lips and continued, “I know you didn’t approve of
the things that I’d done on that deserted ind. But you must understand, I was so terrified at that
moment. I’m only human, and any desperate human would do anything to stay alive when death is
imminent.”
“What about Yvonne? She too was only human.” Lyle scoffed with a look in his eyes of utter
indifference.
“Please don’tpare the two of us. You’re not regretting choosing me over Yvonne, are you?” the
woman said as she slowly slid out of her dress and started to grind her body against Lyle’s. “I was in
such distress that I couldn’t think straight. I regretted the moment we left the ind. But those people
on the boat wouldn’t let me go back for you. Can you please believe me?”
Only a fool would believe what she said. Even I can tell she’s full of nonsense. Surely Lyle should know
better. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand the woman’s seduction.
“All right. I believe you.”
Okay then. I seemed to have overestimated his intelligence.
“That’s so great! I knew you still love me. Let’s get married, Lyle. Didn’t you want us to be married
before? Let’s do that and be a legally wedded couple.” Crystal started kissing Lyle, who finally gave in,
and pressed the woman against a wall. As he did that, the corner of Crystal’s lips curled up in a
satisfactory smile.