Sweet Divorce novel Chapter 144

Outside a hotel affiliated to the Wilson Group, Liam parked his Maybach.

Rita cradled Lillian with one hand and tried to open the door with the other. Liam got the car and spared her the difficulty by opening the door for her.

“Thanks.”

Rita hauled Lillian, who was shitfaced, out of the car, and then moved her eyes on Liam. “I’ll take her upstairs.”

“I’ll go with you.”Liam glanced at Rita’s shaking leg and frowned.

As he tried to take Lillian from Rita to relieve her, a car rushed by and parked before them.

Jacob got off the car, his face complex. He trotted up to Liam and whispered to his ears. “Liam, It went wrong She…”

He swallowed the rest of his sentence when he spied Rita.

Rita took note of that. Dragging Lillian, she headed toward the hotel. “I’ll leave you two alone, I’m taking Lillian to her room.”

“Just say it.” Liam announced. He didn't have to hide anything from her.

Liam gave the hotel staff a look. And then immediately, a manager came out and brought Lillian in.

Rita stood still, wordless.

“Are you sure, Liam?” asked Jacob.

“Go on.”

Liam said resolutely.

Jacob brooded, and then confessed. “Nora was kidnapped.”

“Kidnapped?” Rita blurted.

“Right.” Jacob chewed his lip.

“What do you mean? Who took her?”

To explain, Jacob had to start with how Liam sent people to watch Nora so that she would not run, and how their people got knocked out and lost Nora after they left W university.

After hearing out Jacob, Rita’s face was complex when she looked at Liam.

So, he never thought of forgiving Nora.

She misunderstood him.

“That’s the whole story… now she’s nowhere to find.”Jacob summed.

“So, you lost her?”Liam peered at Jacob and said.

He voice was rather low, but powerful.

Jacob’s throat was tight when he met Liam’s eyes.

Damn, he lost Nora and Liam’s mad now. He’s screwed.

Despite his fear, Jacob felt something was wrong.

Liam strayed away from the thrust of the problem.

Shouldn’t Liam ask who took Nora, why did they do so, and where is Nora now?

“It’s not the time to blame him for losing Nora. “ Rita said, glancing over Jacob. “We have to figure out who did this and why they wanted to take Nora.”

“That’s right. Rita is right.” Jacob nodded hurriedly.

Rita paused for a second when she heard that Jacob agreed with her.

Was she having an illusion? Jacob said that she was right? He had been opposing her before.

That’s weird.

A coat covered her as she drifted off.

“Me and Jacob will figure these out and tell you…go in the hotel, it’s cold out here.”

Rita agreed.

Rita had many suspicions about this. But this was not something that could be solved in haste.

It would be better to let Liam do the investigation.

She went to Lillian to take care of her after seeing Liam off.

Lillian cried for two hours clutching Rita before she fell asleep.

But even in her sleep, Lillian still mewled once a while.

Rita sat by Lillian lest Lillian would do something crazy. As time went by, she dozed, and then fell asleep.

“Why? Why does he like you?”

“You know I love him, I can’t lose him, I’m sorry…”

In trance, Rita heard someone murmuring.

Slowly, Rita opened her eyes and met a pair of watery eyes.

Lillian was startled when she saw Rita was awake. “You’re awake?”

“How could I not be with you prattling at my ear?”

“You, you heard?” Lillian’s face became pale, she felt like someone just caught her at some evil business.

Rita chuckled. “What? You act like you have done something bad to me. Did you, huh? You’d better confess your deed.”

“No… I didn't.” she didn’t hear it.

Lillian averted her eyes from Rita and peered at the wine on the table.

She drew back her eyes then, and jested. “I was thinking about selling you as a pig if you didn't wake.”

“Would you?” Rita said, dubious.

Lillian’s body stiffened a little, then she complained. “You slept as deep as a pig does. I wonder who was taking care of whom.”

“You had to drink with me tonight. “ Lillian said as she walked to the table. Holding up the glass she had prepared, she raised her brow at Rita. “I just called service. We got wine and meal. Come.”

“I can be your companion tonight, but you have to promise me that you will forget Michael tomorrow.”

By the table, Lillian lowered her head and kept silent, her eyes red.

Rita, of all people, who once had been a sucker for love, knew how difficult it could be to let go.

If she could not talk her out of it, then she would just give her comfort as a friend.

With a friend to talk to, maybe Lillian wouldn’t have time to think about that guy, she would then be in less pain.

Rita seated herself by the table, she held up the glass. “I’m here with you tonight.”

“Rita, wait.”

Lillian halted her as she tried to drain the glass.

Rita looked at Lillian in confusion. “What?”

“I… you…”Lillian stuttered. A hint of complex emotion flashed in her eyes.

But it soon disappeared. She raised her head up and drained her glass to the bottom.

“Let’s get drunk.”

“We’ll be.”

Though Rita sensed something different about Lillian tonight, she just took it as emotional issue after she lost her love.

She drained her glass too.

The two f them drank and talked. Soon they emptied a bottle of wine.

Rita started to feel her face burning and her head swirling. Frowning, she shook her head as if that could shake the dizziness off her.

“What, Rita?” Noticing her motion, Lillian asked.

“Nothing… just kind of dizzy.”Rita smiled, and then looked at the bottle suspiciously.

She just drank a few glasses, she couldn’t be drunk.

Then suddenly, she collapsed on the table with a thud as her head hit the table.

“Rita.”Lillian nudged at her.

Rita just laid still. Lillian murmured. “Rita, will you forgive me?”

“I…I’m sorry.”

“I’m sorry, Rita, I can’t let you divorce…I’ll lose Michael forever if you do. I can’t live without him.”

Then, she drank up all the wine left in the bottle, her eyes red.

After she finished the bottle, she got up to her feet and dragged Rita to the bathroom.

After she had done everything, she plucked Rita’s phone out of her pocket and called Liam. “Liam, Rita asks you to come.”

“She? Why didn’t she call me herself?” Liam frowned.

“Don’t cry, Lillian, come on, another round.”Rita slurred before Lillian tried to explain.

For an instant, Liam scowled. “You let her drink?”

“Just some… I’m drunk too, I can’t take care of her.” then she pretended to be vomiting. “Just come…uhhh.”

“How…”

“How could you let her drink?” He was going to condemn Lillian. But the phone hung up.

He tucked his phone into his pocket and grabbed his coat. Then he made a beeline for his car and rushed to the hotel.

Outside the hotel room, Liam knocked gently.

The door opened when he knocked on it.

It was unlocked.

He frowned, and stepped in. “Rita…”

A gust of strong scent waved up at him as he stepped. He chocked, and coughed.

He caught his breath back. After he scanned through the bed, which was empty, he stepped into the bathroom.

When he opened the bathroom door, Rita was in the bathtub, she was so drunk that her face was utterly rosy.

She might’ve fallen asleep. Slowly, her body slid down into the water.

“Rita.” Hurriedly, he hauled Rita out of the tub. “Rita?”

“You’re here…”

“I’ll help you to the bed.”

But her lips fell on him before he could take any further action.

But he remained sane. She pushed her away gently. “Rita, you’re drunk.”

“Drunk? No, I’m not…” influenced by alcohol and some other stuff, Rita’s head was a total mess.

When she touched Liam’s body, the last whit of sanity remaining was gone.

She wrapped her hands around his neck and dragged him into the tub. “Kiss me.”

Once again, her lips fell on him.