Chapter 76 - 75

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Chapter 76: Chapter 75

At that time, I must have looked pretty hyped up. An outsider might’ve thought I’d just hit the lottery. My thoughts were flickering like a faulty light bulb. Damon’s face in front of me started to blur, like a double exposure picture. I glanced around. Not just Damon, everyone in the room seemed distorted to my eyes. "Eliana, let me take you home!" Clara rushed over to support me. I was probably the booziest of the lot, because I kept choosing to drink while others chose to obey the rules. Fearful that I’d continue my argument with Damon, Sofia and Clara propped me up like two bodyguards and said, "Eliana, let’s head home!" I staggered free from their grip and lunged at Cooper, "No way! Truth or Dare isn’t over..." Even though I was drunk, I always remembered that I was going to embarrass Damon. Seeing me, Cooper was scared to death. He tried to clamber onto Mitch, who held on to him for dear life. Seeing this, Jones stood up to intercept me. He grabbed my arm and whispered, "Let’s go home and get some sleep." "Jones, why are you so mean?" I narrowed my eyes at him, "You’ve been picking on me during the game. Just you wait, I’ll report you to the hospital tomorrow, say you’re abusing patients. I’ll make sure you can’t practice medicine anymore, you’ll have to go home and take over the family business..." "Alright," Jones said, a mix of helplessness and amusement. "Incompetent doctor! Incompetent doctor!!" I shouted. I used to drink alone at home, sometimes getting drunk and shouting, but back then, I was alone, no one was there to hear me.

Just as I was about to continue slandering Jones, I felt myself tilt. A strong hand wrapped tightly around my waist, then hoisted me onto his shoulder. Feeling dizzy, I almost barfed. Damon’s hand moved from my waist to my thigh, preventing me from falling off his shoulder. At the same time, he warned me, "If you dare to vomit on me, you’re dead."

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