Hudson reached out to touch Chloe’s face, only to be met with a slap from her.As he felt the sharp pang in his heart, the slap made him realize that he had lost her for good.After the slap, Chloe simply walked away without looking back, her eyes filled with loathing toward Hudson.In his despair, Hudson lifted his head to watch her retreating figure. He did not know how to change her mind. Perhaps they were not meant to be, and maybe he would only bring her harm if they were together, especially considering his cruel uncle.Hudson stood in place as he watched Chloe’s figure grow more distant, realizing that she had probably moved on for good.Then, he dragged himself home, feeling numb and lost. The breeze brushed against his face, highlighting the desolation on his once-perfect features, which aroused sympathy from onlookers.His phone rang in his pocket, but he could not be bothered to answer. When the second call came, he irritatedly retrieved his phone.Koven?Seeing that
Hudson glanced at the women, signaling for them to leave. Then, he picked up a drink from the table and started drinking alone. Seeing Koven in his drunken state made Hudson uneasy.After drinking for a while, Hudson began to feel a little tipsy too, so he sat there in a daze.Just then, Koven opened his eyes and was startled to see Hudson beside him.“What are you doing here? My head hurts so bad,” Koven mumbled, holding his head in a daze as he squinted at Hudson.Seeing him awake, Hudson patted his back and asked, “How are you feeling? If you’re fine, let’s go.”“Why are you here?” Koven still could not quite figure out why Hudson was there.Hudson shot him a glare.“You still have the nerve to ask, huh? Not only did you come here to drink alone without inviting me, but you even ended up like this. The bartender called me to come pick you up before a group of women took you home. Did you expect me not to come after hearing that?”Hudson rolled his eyes at Koven.Koven’s hea
Matthew’s study was not far from the master bedroom, so as soon as he heard his phone ring, he silenced it. When he saw who was calling, he wondered why Hudson was calling him this late at night.Out of curiosity, he answered the call. “Hello? What’s wrong?”The other end was eerily silent, and Matthew's heart began to race. He wondered if something had happened to Hudson.After noticing the call had gone through 23 seconds ago, Hudson picked up the phone and said, “Matthew, what are you doing right now? Can you come pick me up?”“Pick you up? What happened to you?” Matthew could tell from the sound of his voice that he had been drinking, so he let his guard down a little.“Nothing. When we left just now, Koven went out drinking alone. Then, the bartender called me saying he was drunk and asked me to pick him up. I drank a bit too, and now we’re both drunk and stranded on the streets, which is why I called you.” Hudson was embarrassed to say this. All his life, he had always pra
Matthew drove while Koven and Hudson sat in the back.It seemed like the two had fallen asleep, which made Matthew feel more at ease. However, he realized he did not know where Hudson lived.He turned and called his name, “Hudson, where do you live? Wake up and tell me! Where do you live?”Slumped in the seat, Hudson was completely unresponsive. Matthew’s expression turned terrifyingly grim. He decided to go back to his place for now. He rolled down all four windows to let some fresh air in, hoping that it would wake them up.Hudson remained quiet in the back, but Koven was starting to get rowdy.“Baby… Love you… Mwah mwah…” Koven looked at Hudson with wide, innocent eyes. He kept making gestures with his hands, trying to lay his hands on Hudson.Matthew was utterly speechless. He never imagined that a man could turn into such a sissy after getting drunk.After a while, Koven’s constant interruptions became unbearable, so Matthew put on earplugs so that he could drive uninterrup
Matthew rummaged through the garage and finally found a trolley.Lucy had insisted on buying it back then, saying it would make moving clothes and furniture easier. After using it once, it had been left to gather dust in the garage.After pushing the trolley next to the car, Matthew pinched his nose with one hand and dragged Koven’s limp body onto the trolley with the other. Koven flopped into the trolley like a ragdoll.Matthew then opened the other door, grabbed Hudson by the ankles, and hauled him out. He dumped Hudson on top of Koven.Just as he was about to push them upstairs, he remembered something.He took out his phone and recorded a video of the vomit-covered interior of his car and the two men huddled in the trolley as evidence. Satisfied with his work, he pocketed his phone and started pushing the trolley toward his house.The trolley made a lot of noise as it clattered up the steps, but Matthew had no other choice. He gritted his teeth and continued moving them insid
Back in the master bedroom, Matthew could not stand the smell on himself, so he decided to take a shower before bed.Meanwhile, Lucy went straight to bed from exhaustion. She had already gone to bed later than usual that night, but her sleep got interrupted too.When Matthew got out of the shower, he saw that Lucy was already asleep, so he quietly turned off the lights and lay down beside her, holding her close as he drifted off to sleep.…Early the next morning, Matthew and Lucy got up to start their day.Lucy cautiously opened the guest room door and saw that Hudson and Koven were still sleeping. Not wanting to disturb them, she headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for them.Meanwhile, Matthew went to the study to grab a book and settled down in the living room to read. Lucy decided to make a simple breakfast of eggs, bread, and milk.In the guest room, Hudson was the first to wake up. He looked around the unfamiliar room, then turned and saw Koven lying next to him,
With a smirk on his face, Matthew picked up his phone to open up his gallery. After finding the video, he placed the phone between Hudson and Koven before tapping play.As the two men watched the video, their jaws nearly dropped. Was that really them? Was this some kind of setup? Of course, knowing Matthew’s character, Koven and Hudson did not think that he would intentionally orchestrate this just to film a prank video.After watching the video, Koven awkwardly gave Matthew and Lucy a chuckle before lowering his head and quietly sipping his milk.“I’m sorry for the trouble yesterday,” Hudson sincerely apologized to Lucy and Matthew.Matthew gave them a devilish smile without saying a word. Then, he stood up and said to Lucy, “Let’s go. I’ll drive you to work.”Lucy looked at him curiously and asked, “Why don’t we go together later? Hudson, Koven, and I are going to the same place anyway.” She smiled at both of them.“Let’s go first. They haven’t finished eating yet.”Lucy nodde
Seeing Koven like this, Hudson had no choice but to be the one to drive. However, the front passenger seat was in such a terrible state that he had to pinch his nose before getting in.“Hudson, can you open all four windows to let some fresh air in? The air in here is unbearable. How can you stand it? Have you lost your sense of smell?” Koven said in the back seat, finding it absurd that Hudson had not opened the windows yet.After that, Hudson said with embarrassment, “I knew something felt off. Turns out I forgot to open the windows. My bad.”“I can’t believe Matthew. Who would've thought that he was evil enough to leave us this car? When we get to the office, I’m going to tell on him to Lucy.” Fuming, Koven stuck his head out the window.“Give me a break. This all started because of you. If you hadn’t insisted on drinking alone and ended up plastered, would I have had to come pick you up, get drunk myself, and call Matthew? Geez,” Hudson complained about Koven both through his m