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Chapter 27

His eyes remain shut. “No, Chleo gave me some Percocet. It’s kicking in now, I’d better rest.”

I walk over to him and straighten his comforter out over him. “All right, Layla. You get some sleep. I’ll check on you later.”

The second glass of wine I gave Chleo is empty and her eyes are shut. I’m not certain if she’s merely thinking or whether she’s fallen asleep. I walk over and sit next to her. For a moment, I just stare at her beautiful face in repose and think about how differently this whole thing could’ve gone down.

Tomorrow, I’m going to make Mrs Wood pay dearly for this, hit him where it

When I brush my fingers across her hand, her eyes flutter open to half slits. Her gaze drifts toward me. “Ben.”

I stroke her face and wish I could wipe the sadness from her eyes.

“If you love me…”

“Baby, you know I love you.”

“Don’t lie to me anymore. Promise.”

“No more lies, Chleo, I promise you.”

She closes her eyes and nods. But then they pop back open. “You’re calling off the engage
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