Chapter 49

Forty-Nine

Chloe

When we got home, it was way past ten. Adele had fallen asleep in the restaurant. We had only stayed a few more minutes because Addison didn't want to leave until she had dessert.

It seemed something must have happened in the Maldives. She had come home quite sour, moaning and crying in her bed like she was sick or something. I hoped that she wasn't. I couldn't lose Addy, she was all I and Adele had as a family.

After tucking Adele in bed, I went back to the living room and saw Addison take out fresh beer bottles from the freezer. She'd drunk a whole bottle of chardonnay at the damn restaurant! And now she wanted to chug down beer?! Was she trying to cook her fucking liver?!

"Okay, that's it!" I yelled.

She froze, staring innocently at me. "What's it?"

I stomped towards her, my face schooled into a severe expression. "What is going on?"

Addison looked around her as if there could be anyone else I was referring to. For a woman so fucking smart, she could be dumb