Chapter 319: The afterparty III
Paula couldn’t stop her hand from trembling as she picked up another glass of wine to drink. Just now, some men took Heaven while the man who was behind all of this winked at her before he followed those who took away Heaven.
’I’m sorry,’she whispered to herself as she chugged down the entire glass of wine. ’I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Heaven.’
Looking around the event hall, everyone was still having fun. They were all having the time of their lives that her worries were far too invisible to them. Well, Paula was a nobody. Who cared if she was alone? No one was interested in her.
However, it was different for Heaven.
Paula already lost count of how many times she heard people looking for Heaven, or how they thought they missed her. Heaven hadn’t left the building. She was still here, probably getting dominated by that madman.
’I didn’t mean to,’Paula told herself, pouring herself another glass in an attempt to intoxicate herself to the point she would forget what she had done to her friend. ’They threatened me. I’ll just explain it to her or maybe... maybe she will not know.’
Her mind kept going back and forth from guilt to optimism it was almost making her lose her mind. Again, Paula chugged down another glass of wine. But alas, even if she felt a little kick from all the alcohol intake, it wasn’t enough to intoxicate her.
Why?
Why, when she needed to be drunk, she couldn’t?
Another glass of wine was emptied, only for her to fill it up again. And then once again, she drank it in one go. Paula had lost count of how much wine she had drank tonight, but she felt so alive and energetic. Her brain was not only keeping her awake and active, but also her heart was racing. Yet, she was unable to discern if it was because of the drugs in her system or the overwhelming emotions in her heart.
"I should do something," she whispered, turning her head to the exit where they took Heaven. "I should do something. Heaven... she... she..."