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Chapter 186
Wearing slippers, Avery yawned and asked Nadine, “Why are there so many people outside calling your name? What’s going on?”
Nadine was afraid that the voice would wake Sean up, so she quickly ran to his room to check on him.
Seeing Sean half–awake, she hurriedly comforted him, “Dont worry about it, Sean. Go back to sleep. It’s
okay. Be a good boy. Avery and I will go find out what’s going on.”
After making sure Sean was settled, Nadine went to the window. When she saw the crowd outside calling
her name in unison, she was stunned.
“What’s going on? How do they know my name? Why are they all calling my name together?”
Avery was equally confused. She put a down jacket on Nadine. “Let’s go down together. I think I saw Brad.
Nadine looked in the direction Avery was pointing. The dim light and the crowd made it hard to 322
clearly.
“No, I don’t see him. Never mind. Let’s go down and ask what’s happening.”
With so many people shouting her name, it seemed like something serious must have happened.
Bundled up in their down jackets, the two went downstairs to the crowd that was calling Nadine’s name. What’s going on?” they asked.
When those people saw Nadine, they didn’t answer her questions. Instead, they gave her a suggestive smile and walked away with the cash.
This made Nadine even more puzzled. Soon, she saw the mastermind behind the whole thing–Brad.
Seeing him, she instantly understood what was going on. She turned to leave without a word. Avery even cursed at Brad before leaving with Nadine.
Unfortunately, they hadn’t walked far before the heavily intoxicated Brad blocked their way.
Brad, tall and imposing, stood firmly in front of the entrance, leaving no room for them to pass.
Infuriated, Avery pointed at him and cursed, “Get lost! You scumbag!”
At the same time, Alex was handing out cash to those who had called Nadine’s name. When he saw Avery, he threw the money in the air. “Pick it up yourselves.”
Ignoring the crowd, he rushed straight to Avery. By the time he reached her, his eyes were bloodshot.” Avery!” he said her name through gritted teeth. Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.
As he reached Avery, he grabbed her wrist and dragged her away.
Upon seeing that, Nadine tried to help Avery, but Brad came over and wrapped his arm around her waist.
Nadine struggled against Brad, but he was too strong. She could only watch as Alex dragged Avery away.
Avery, however, teißained calm and waved to Nadine Don’t worry. He won’t dare do anything to me. I’ll
be back soon.”
Although worried about Avery, Nadine hind her own problems to deal with and couldn’t afford to worry too much–she had to face Brad.
The night wind blow, carrying the deep chill of winter and the heavy scent of alcohol from Brad
Nadine shivered from the cold. Smelling the strong scent of alcohol on Brad, she asked, “How much did
you drink?”
Back at Phoenix Villa, no matter how much Brad drank, he never caused trouble at home. He would
quietly lie down and sleep like a good boy, letting Nadine take care of him.
His current behavior was completely different, as if he were a different person.