Hearing such words, Charlie felt lost and sad. He opened his thin lips to say something but could not.
His father had died young, and his mother raised him alone. However, after he had a family, he and his mother gradually became distant...
Then, Mckenzie hung up and never called Charlie again.
As a result, Charlie became even more depressed. At this point, he felt that the wine on the table tasted like water.
Billy was also in a bad mood, so he also decided to drink with Charlie.
When they both left the private room, they
walked a little shakily. Then, they put their arms on each other's shoulders and walked outside of the bar.
The two girls who had been drinking with them earlier were standing in the corner. Bella, who had spilled her drink, was watching Charlie walk out of the bar.
The girl standing next to Bella nudged Bella. "Did you fall under his spell?"
Bella didn't say anything and just blushed. Then, the other girl flashed a smile. "He's one of those most attractive men. But he's married. And I've met his wife, who is beautiful, sexy, and charming. She's drop-dead gorgeous."
Bella turned around and went back to work with a smile.
Billy dropped Charlie off at his apartment.
He staggered sideways and couldn't stand up at all.
Grace, working on a design at her computer desk, turned around at the sound. Her eyes were like sharp arrows shooting straight at Billy. "Did you get him drunk like that?"
Immediately, Billy raised both hands to prove his innocence.
"You've got me wrong! He definitely did it by himself. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to do this at all!"
"That's more like it!"
Grace gave Billy a look and told him to carry Charlie to bed.
After Billy left, Grace took off his shoes and socks and brought a basin of hot water to wash his feet. Grace thought, 'Gee! How can he drink so much wine for no reason!'
Charlie behaved decently after drinking, and he didn't make a fuss. After Grace washed his feet, he fell asleep quietly.
Grace sat back in front of the computer to finish the rest of those tasks.
Then, she slept next to him. She thought he smelt like alcohol. She frowned, turned around, and tried to stay away from him.
However, Charlie seemed to be aware of it. He reached out and took her into his strong arms. Then he put his arm around her waist and pressed his long legs heavily against her.
She couldn't move her body, so she just let him wrap around her as if he were a vine.
The next morning, Charlie woke up first. Because he drank too much, he had a hangover. And now he had a bad headache.
Then, he struggled to get up. He shook his heavy and drowsy head and then went to the bathroom with a towel covering his waist and hips.
His cell phone rang. His headache worsened when he saw that it was Mckenzie calling him. After a slight pause of two or three minutes, he picked up the phone. "Mom."
"I feel like my back hurts. I don't feel well, and I feel dizzy all the time. Ask Grace to go to the restaurant today,” said Mckenzie.
"I'll tell her. But I don't know if she wants to go." Charlie said, "I'll call you back later."
While Charlie was in a meeting in the company’s conference room, his secretary pushed the door open and walked in, bent over, and whispered something to him in his ear.
Then, the look on his face changed drastically. He said the meeting was adjourned and then rushed out of the conference room.
The secretary received a call from the restaurant manager, saying that Charlie's mother had suddenly fainted and had been taken to the hospital.
Charlie drove like he was drifting the whole way. He drove at a speed of 100 miles per hour. After he drove furiously to the hospital, he saw the lights in the emergency room on.
He stood outside and leaned against the wall. His breathing was rapid and not yet steady. His chest heaved up and down violently.
At that moment, the attending physician removed his mask and came out of the emergency room. And the new most authoritative doctor had taken his place.
"How's it going?" Charlie asked anxiously.
"She was too overworked. And she was under too much stress, causing a sudden cerebral hemorrhage." The attending doctor said, "Her condition is not very promising. But now we have authoritative doctors joining us. I think the success rate of the surgery will be improved."
Charlie nodded his head.
After the doctor left, he leaned against the wall. He closed his eyes slightly, feeling a little scared.
He had been raised by Mckenzie alone, so he had deep feelings for his mother.
Then he thought about her mother calling last night and saying she was tired. And her mom called him again this morning to say she wasn’t feeling well, so she definitely told him the truth!
He hated that he hadn't been attentive to her words. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened!
It looked like the surgery was very risky. Otherwise, her mother wouldn't be in the operating room from morning till noon. Charlie stood by the window. He held a cigarette in his long fingers. He smoked one after another, letting the taste of nicotine enter his lungs to numb his panic.
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