Chapter 71

“No! No I want to stay. It’s alright I am okay,” Eden pleaded. She thought that she had just thrown up. She only needed to get fresh, get back to the party, and live the night as much as possible. Enough to forget about Bennett for some time.

“My beautiful Lily, please try to understand, you are not okay,” Leo insisted.

Eden got up and moved back to the sink to wash up. She rinsed her mouth and washed her face, wiping it off with a paper towel. The sound of muffled music could be heard in the bathroom, it rose and fell every time someone came in or left. She felt dizzy but she was not ready to go away from the party. She wanted to go back to the bar, have a round of shots, and get back on the dance floor.

Leo was quiet all of a sudden. Eden turned to look at him and saw that he was staring at her cheek. Oh shit, the bruise, Eden thought, as she tried to cover it up with her hair.

“Did your husband do this?” asked Leo, clearly upset.

Eden thought there was no point in hiding it fro