After Ellie's departure, Ryan paused for a moment. He looked at Ariana, who lay unconscious on the bed, still wearing her dirty clothes. Ryan realized it was impossible for him to change Ariana's clothes himself."How could Mom ask me to change Ariana's clothes? Is she crazy?"Ryan glared at Ariana in frustration. He didn't know what Ariana had done to end up getting drunk like this."Damn! You're such a hassle, Ariana." With no other choice, Ryan was about to change Ariana's clothes, but before he could do that, he hesitated.As an adult man, Ryan would surely be tempted if he saw a woman's body, even if it was his own sister's.Ryan sighed. He couldn't do something that would only put him in danger. After a moment of silence, Ryan tried to think, until finally he nodded. "This is for the best," he muttered softly.He then decided to leave Ariana's room. In the hallway, Ryan paused before walking towards the stairs. He went downstairs, looking for Mrs. Thompson, the housekeeper who h

Angelica took a deep breath, feeling her throbbing head indicating she was experiencing dizziness.The woman leaned back on the sofa in the living room."Why does my head feel so dizzy? What happened?" Angelica muttered while holding her head that wouldn't stop aching.Angelica closed her eyes, and within seconds, she opened them again.She kept repeating this motion."Where is he? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"Angelica kept looking outside, staring at the main door of her house that still showed no signs of someone coming.A long sigh escaped her mouth, wondering where that person could be.Angelica grabbed her phone again, turning it on to see if there might be a message sent by that man.But there was nothing there. Even the last seen status of that man showed the time of their last connected call."I told him he needed to come back soon, but why hasn't he arrived yet?" Angelica mumbled, who knows for how many times.As Angelica straightened up, intending to wait for that man on her

"Watch it if you cause trouble there because you're still not fully sober. I won't hesitate to leave you at the hospital," Ellie said harshly.Ariana didn't feel completely free from the alcohol's effects, but she felt she could think clearly now. Although her walk was still unsteady, a bit wobbly, her heart wouldn't be at peace if she didn't see her brother's condition herself.The woman nodded her head, responding to her mother's words."Yes, Mom. Don't worry, I won't embarrass you again. I'm sorry for what happened earlier. I'll try not to repeat something like that again," Ariana replied honestly.She couldn't promise that after this she'd completely quit alcohol and never get drunk again, but even so, she would always do her best not to embarrass her family again."Whatever. I'm not interested in caring about you anymore. I only ask one thing of you. Don't embarrass my family if you still want to be considered my child," she said firmly without looking at her daughter.A rather l

After Richard left her room, Angelica tried to close her eyes but failed.Her thoughts kept bringing her back to the events that had happened recently. About why her brother could have drastically changed his attitude towards Brandon, even though Richard had always openly defended Brandon until now."It seems strange. But what could have actually made him change like that? It can't be because of something trivial, there must be a reason behind this," Angelica mused to herself.Angelica tried to match various theories regarding the reason behind Richard's change in attitude.Angelica straightened up, walked to her room's balcony, and gazed at the building where Brandon lived.Her brow furrowed, realizing that all this might have happened because of that man's meeting with the woman named Brianna."Ah! I just remembered. Wait... could Richard be jealous because that woman always seems more open with Brandon than with him?"Angelica smiled widely afterwards as if she had a plan that sati

Kevin opened his eyes and turned on his phone screen, realizing there were many missed calls he had ignored.He frowned, aware that he had slept too soundly last night, considering what his female friend Catherine had sent.The man still couldn't forget that photo, but on the other hand, he also couldn't ask Angelica directly, given her current condition.Ding!More and more message notifications were sent to Kevin's phone.It turned out the messages were from Catherine, who was sending him photos again. His heart felt hot realizing what the woman had sent concerned his girlfriend."Argh! I don't know what to do anymore. I can't just sit here and do nothing. I have to question Angelica about all this. She needs to give me an explanation for all her behavior," Kevin said quietly.He then pushed aside the blanket covering half his body and walked to the bathroom to refresh himself.His troubled mind made him feel he needed to be doused with cold water, feeling confused mixed with irrita