I Came From Ashes

and romance, I had be

t I had been with only t

luxury life, yet also reminde

pened. Haley was prevented

n the bed in a VIP room on the top floor of the clu

ook me a moment to recall w

d emerged, wrapped in a towel, re

myself against his chest. "Somethi

"Every time I come here, something happens. Although I've entrusted you w

e up and carrying me to the ba

but the phone

I pushed Alfred away, givi

that without me.

the floor, arms crossed over her chest, her eyes vacant,

torn off, and I took my assi

e saw me, her tears began to well up ag

, I stood up and surveyed the room,

we're friends, so I'll skip the pleasantrie

, frequently glancing at a

figure, my heart

no bite. I wasn't afraid

t were at stake. The club had the backing of the Fletcher Group, and

volved in such a di

just asked her to pour a drink. But she unexpectedly fell, and I was merel

owing, I knew Theo was

ther, so I exchanged a few polite wo

rk in such a place, you should be mentally prepared for such things. If you can't a

I couldn't help but chuckle. "We earn a living th

ou

dare

ith drunkenness. He raised his chin. "Mis

e. "Come over her

ts tightly, takin

nd the Evans family was complicated, and I per

myself a full glass of red wine. "I apologize for my

go and slightly bowed to T

ut Miss Pena, I don't thi

nearly every type of alcohol in

and you can t

on. With a cigarette dangling from his lips, he exu

coction" in my hand, feeling

, ready to accep

the glass was snatched away with th

Alfred's handsome face e

e entire drink was pou

d Theo, regaining his senses,

his tone cold. "What a

anced at his watch, and said, "I have somethi

oe, leaning clo

in my life, I kis

le, and I didn't want to know

kiss me back, with a passi

n when Alfred returned

e had become our e

balcony this afternoon was

etic today, and I was overwhelme

bathroom, and we indulged ours

arms and asked, "What happened

ts in my family were trying to pressure me into giving them a

fred rubbed my shoulder, "Are you u

ok my

e day? I've already instructed Joe to cancel the member

ake you shopp

ned over and straddled his waist, "I'm not easily upset. Those people's mem

d, "You're being petty. We're

ainst his ch

omething and sighed, "I di

kno

t, "What's going on w

nted Haley's

o you want t

for a moment

wasn't sure what I

ilies, so we had to work at sixteen or seventeen with o

of school because her father was critically

t sustain a living, nor because I had to support m

o backward living conditions, and my own mediocrity made me d

n was pointless, which led to constant setbacks,

s back then. I had no choice now, bu

d in her studies. Dropping out

he was willing to s

not regret it

lipped into the office and d

d Haley move from the ki

nd. The hospital has been urging payment several times recently, and she's ver

if she entertains guests in the front h

myself, only instructing, "Tell her to go back

e asking, "Thalia, why don't you tell Haley that you've

. I'm afraid if I tell her too soon and her applicati

ked, "Can't Mr.

etcher family is large and complex, with many confli

s awakened by the soun

was the ringtone I had recorded fo

help but fe

e through the phone, "Alfred! I'm b

r just a few second

radually retur

shopping trip

lfred's childhood friend,

udies two years ago and had just gr

k. I'm going t

ehead and got out of

dboard and suddenly said