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Chapter 303

Author: Summer Knowles
The crowd of men and women pressed closer together, and somehow the chaos of noise helped calm his mind.

He had a booth to himself, with two empty bottles beside him, and he was still ordering more from the server.

He lifted another bottle and drank deeply. Usually, drinking this much would make him drunk - it had happened last time. But tonight, despite wanting to lose himself, his mind stayed frustratingly clear.

It wasn't until he finished his third bottle that his consciousness finally began to blur, everything around him starting to double in his vision.

Just then, a woman slid into the seat beside him. Her lips were painted bright red, her makeup garish and overdone. "Hey handsome," she purred, "why are you drinking alone? I'm by myself too. Why don't we keep each other company?"

The cheap perfume she wore was nauseating. He waved his hand, gesturing for her to leave.

But she persisted, leaning closer to Zachary and pushing out her chest. In an affected voice, she cooed, "C
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