Chapter 188
Feeling the warmth of Brad’s body and smelling his unique scent, Nadine felt as if she were in a different world. In their six years of marriage, Brad had never voluntarily hugged her. Although they were husband and wife, they felt like strangers most of the time.
If she hadn’t witnessed how gentle he was with Jean, she might have even thought that Brad liked her at this moment.
Trapped in his embrace, Nadine felt that her heart was pounding so hard that even her breath became erratic, but she quickly forced herself to calm down.
She said to Brad calmly. “This isn’t comfortable for me. I want to go home. Can you please let go of me?”
In reality, she wanted to say, “Brad, aren’t you in love with Jean? If you’re drunk and want to confess your feelings, go find her. What are you doing, bothering me while I’m trying to sleep?”
However, this drunkard was already causing a ruckus. She didn’t want to add to the trouble, so she could only advise him gently. If Brad had been sober, she wouldn’t have spoken to him so kindly.
Brad muttered, “Go home? Okay, let’s go back to Phoenix Villa. Cameron! Bring my car over here!”
He was really drunk. He didn’t even realize that he hadn’t driven here himself. It was Alex who had driven him here.
Nadine had seen Alex’s car but not Brad’s, so she knew he had brought Brad here.
Not wanting to cause a disturbance, she had to cover his mouth with her hand. “Stop shouting
isn’t here, and you didn’t drive here either.
“I want to go back to my own home, not back to Phoenix Villa. I’ll have Alex take you back later.”
Cameron
What else could she say to a drunkard? He wouldn’t sten to whatever she said. She could only cajole and deceive him.
Brad shook his head. “No! I’m going back! Let’s go home!”
For some reason, he headed toward the entrance of the building with Nadine still wrapped in his coat. Startled by his actions, Nadine pushed him away.
“This isn’t your home. Your home is at Phoenix Villa. Stop acting drunk and go back.”
This was Avery’s home, and Nadine was only staying there temporarily. She couldn’t let Brad go up. Allowing him to do so would be disrespecting Avery.
Nadine valued her friendship with Avery more than anything, even more than Brad. There was no way she would let Brad go upstairs.
Ignoring her protests, Brad used force to drag Nadine into the building. “Third floor, right? I know you live here. Cameron has found out.”
In fact, Brad knew she had been living at Avery’s home since the first day Nadine moved out of Phoenix
Villa
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However, he didn’t want to indulge in her tantrums. He wanted to give her a bit of a reality check, so he didn’t come looking for her. He thought Nadine would calm down in a couple of days and come back on
her own.
Yet, she had stayed at Avery’s place for five days without any intention of returning to Phoenix Villa. She even avoided him when she went to the hospital.
This had truly angered Brad.
In the afternoon, he went to the hospital to question Nadine. Seeing the determination in her eyes, he knew she wasn’t just throwing tantrums this time.
He felt upset by that. That was why he went to the bar alone to drown his sorrows.
Now that he finally saw Nadine, he was annoyed that she showed no intention of returning to Phoenix Villa.