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    <b>Chapter </b>51


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    Tiffany’s face clouded with worry. “Henry, I need to talk to you about Alicia. Can we talk somewhere private?” <fn7237> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? find?novel</fn7237>


    At the mention of Alicia, Henry frowned and ran his hand through his hair, a bit frustrated. “We’ll talk about it


    tomorrow.


    “I’lle find you at school. For now, just try to get some sleep, okay? I’m in the middle of something, so I’m hanging up.”


    With that, Henry ended the call.


    Tiffany stared at the nk screen, feeling like she could scream.


    ‘Seriously? All that time spent on my makeup and picking out the cutest outfit, just for him to hang up after one sentence?‘ she grumbled inwardly.


    But Tiffany forced herself to chill. ‘Henry wasn’t mad at me. He only rushed to hang up because I brought up Alicia. He looked super stressed,‘ she tried to reassure herself.


    ‘He must be totally sick of Alicia, Tiffany mused. That thought made her feel a lot better.


    Tiffany figured she might as well make the most of her makeup, so she snapped a few selfies, edited them to perfection, and posted them on her social media before finally washing her face.


    After washing off her makeup, Tiffany quickly dialed up. “Head over to Linen Bay Residences and stake it out. I want photos of Aliciaing and going. Hurry up and don’t keep me waiting.”


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    On Henry’s end, he was knocking back drinks at the bar with his buddies, not exactly in a great mood. As soon as Tiffany called to talk about Alicia, his night seriously went from bad to worse.


    Back when it was Alicia, no matter how much Henry lost his cool, she never freaked out at him.


    Instead, she’d patiently exin things,fort him, and do everything she could to show him she genuinely cared about his feelings.


    They never went to bed mad, not once.


    Alicia always said, “Real talk? People have to be genuine with each other, but honesty alone isn’t enough. You’ve got to actually open your mouth and work things out.


    “Cold–shouldering each other? That’s thest thing you want in a rtionship.”


    Whenever they had a fight, Alicia would always patch things up before the night ended. She’d seek him out, talk it through, and make sure everything was okay between them.


    But this time, it had been over a week, and Alicia hadn’t even tried to patch things up.


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    When he bumped into her at the hospital that day, Henry actually felt a flicker of happiness. He figured she was there just to see him.


    Henry just wanted her to own up to her mistake, but instead, she rolled her eyes and mocked him.


    She even imed she was the one who ended things, and said she wasn’t going to ask him to take her back. And to top it off, she actually called him a dumbass.


    Henry fumed, ‘Since when did she be so foul–mouthed? Seriously, this is driving me insane!


    Henry picked up his ss and knocked back his drink in one go.


    One of his friends leaned in and joked, “What’s wrong, Henry? You look beat. This stuff’s pretty strong. Drink like that and you’ll have a monster headache tomorrow.


    “And then your girlfriend’s going to give us an earful for letting you get smashed.”


    Back in the day, Henry always ended up drunk, and it was Alicia who’de <i>to </i>drag him home.


    She never could resist giving him a little speech, so his crew never missed a chance to rib him about being totally under her thumb.


    Henry tipped back his ss and said, “You guys don’t have to worry. We’re done.”


    “No way, really? So you’ve moved on?” The guy who’d been sneaking peeks at your video earlier nudged Henry. “Is it that girl who just video called you?”


    Henry didn’t say anything, and the guy rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “Honestly, I don’t think she’s girlfriend material. Maybe just a casual thing.”


    Henry shot him a look. “Back off, man. I told you, she’s


    my friend.”


    “Oh.” The guy nodded and dropped it.


    Henry kept slugging back his drink, griping to his buddies, “Seriously, guys, isn’t she the one who’s always hyping me up, making sure I’m good?


    “So why’s she flipping out on me this time? All I did was ask her to say sorry to her little sister; it’s not like I asked her to move mountains, right?”


    His friends huddled closer, all curious. “Henry, you talking about your girl? What’s up?”


    Henry kept guzzling the booze, muttering under his breath, “She’s been living easy all these years, taking her sister Tiffany’s ce while Tiffany was stuck suffering who–knows–where.


    “Now Tiffany’s finally back, and she’s all paranoid her good life’s going to get snatched away. Seriously, why do women have to be so stingy? Can’t she just chill and get along with Tiffany?”


    He added, “And Tiffany literally saved my life, you know? Can’t Alicia show her a little kindness for my sake? If not for Tiffany, Alicia wouldn’t even have a boyfriend like me. Hell, I’d probably be dog food by now.”


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    Henry was totally hammered, just kept going in circles about Alicia and Tiffany, mumbling the same old drama over and over again.


    His crew watched him down bottle after bottle, and by now he was totally smashed. No way they’d let him go <ol><li>on. </li></ol>


    They all knew he was the heir of the Yates family, and letting anything actually happen to him was a total no-


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    They tried to haul him up and take him home, but Henry just flopped out on the floor, yelling like a man possessed, “Don’t touch me. Get my girlfriend over here. I got a girlfriend, okay. Let here get me.”


    His friends had no choice but to call Alicia.


    Fresh out of the shower and still toweling off her hair, Alicia picked up her ringing phone.


    On the other end, Henry’s best friend Bill Lloyd said, “Hey, Alicia, Henry’s totally wasted at Gilded Haze Lounge. Can you swing by and pick him up?”


    Alicia answered tly, “I’m not his girlfriend anymore. Call his family.”


    Alicia hung up without a moment’s hesitation, not giving it another thought.


    Bill honestly couldn’t believe what he’d just heard. ‘Did Alicia really say she wouldn’te to get Henry? And that they’re over? Since when did she start refusing him?‘ she wondered.


    She used to be so clingy, practically glued to Henry; every time they argued, she was always the first to give in.


    Bill had lost count of how many times he’d seen this y out.


    Henry would hit the bar, trying to freeze her out, but Alicia would alwayse running, bringing hangover cures and fussing over him like he was royalty.


    Everyone knew Alicia practically couldn’t live without Henry, so whenever he got wasted, they’d call her toe pick him up. No matter howte or how far, she’d always show.


    Bill was sure Alicia would show up, just like always. But this time, when she t–out refused, he was left standing there in disbelief.


    Not quite convinced, Bill fired off a WhatsApp message: [Alicia, quit ying hard to get. Don’t give Henry a reason to really kick you to the curb. I’ll send you the address. Be a sport ande pick him up.]


    Bill started typing in the address, but when he hit send, he found himself cklisted.


    Bill stared at his chat screen in shock. ‘No way? She actually blocked me?‘ he wondered.


    “Shit,” he swore.


    ‘So she wants to act all dramatic now? Fine, just wait. This time, I’ll make sure Henry gives her a real lesson,’ Bill thought, seething. ‘But tonight, how the heck are we supposed to get Henry home?


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    Nobody wanted to volunteer. Every guy was quick to tap out.


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    After all, everyone knew Patricia Stone, Henry’s mom, seriously hated seeing hime home drunk.


    The truth was, none of them even liked asking Henry toe out drinking in the first ce. But if Henry didn’t tag along, no one was going to pick up the tab. In the end, they always had to rope Henry in somehow


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