BookAmazoneChapter 100 Shirley sighed, the weight in her chest easing with the breath. She smiled at Janine and said, “I'm tine now. Let's poi wighrin inside" The housekeeper informed them that Nancy hadn't gotten up yet and asked them to wait in the living room while she went to wake her up.
As the housekeeper left, Cecelia descended the stairs. She greeted them briefly before heading off, locking distracted and gloomy Not long after, Cole entered the house, radating anger. He didn't notice Shirley and Janine in the living room as he stormed upstairs.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe two women exchanged uneasy glances as Cole's heavy footsteps echoed above them. Moments later, the sound of a door slamming shut rattled through the house.
Both Shirley and Janine's expressions darkened, a sense of foreboding settling over them.
"Should we check on them?" Janine asked hesitantly.
Shirley thought for a moment before shaking her head “Let's leave it alone. It's a matter between husband and wile. We might only make it worse we get involved." Upstairs, Cole stepped into the bedroom and was inmediately hit by the stench of alcohol. The room was a disaster, littered with empty bottles and crash. His already foul mood darkened as he surveyed the mess.
Nancy, still hungover from the previous night, was in no better shape. She had just finished vomiting in the bathroom and was leaning weakly over the toilet when she heard the door slam. She knew Cole had chome, his anger palpable even from across the room.
Too exhausted to bother fixing herself up, Nancy walked out of the bathroom, her disheveled appearance a stark contrast to her usual elegance. She looked at Cole with a mocking smile. “So you've finally decided to cback?" Cole's expression darkened further at her sarcasm. "Nancy, how long are you going to keep this up? 1 warned you not to go looking for Jessica, let you ignored me." "Did she tell you I went to see her?" "She wanted to clear up the misunderstanding between us. What did you do? Nancy, I've always know you were impulsive, but I never thought you were so creal." Cole's voice grew older at the thought of Nancy pushing Jessica down the stairs "You almost killed her over a misunderstanding. You're not the woman I knew? "Impulsive? Crue?" Nancy laughed, tears brimming up in her eyes. "Cale, is that how you seenow?" Her tears did nothing i go soften him. His voice remained harsh "Am I wrong? Did you not push her down the stairs?" "You're right. I did push her. But do you think she ctoout of snoble desire to explain herself? She provoked me, Cole. She wantedto push her. Too bad I was drunk, and fell for that bach'arap!" She recalled how anxious Cole was over Jessica, and her heart felt heavy with hatred.
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"Why would she provoke you to push her? That's playing with her own life. What could she possibly gain from that?" Cole asked, his disappointment evident as he looked at the woman in front of him. She seemed sofar removed from the woman he had married
What could she gain? Didn't you show up just me? Didn't you carry her to the hospital? You even stayed by her side all night." T
Her voice grew sharper as the continued. "Why were you even at Clay Manor last night! She already tried to seduce you before. You should've been avoiding her like the plague. But no, there you were, just like the last tirse at the hotel. How am I supposed to believe you haven't developed feelings for her?"
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