Chapter 19: A Drunk Mind Speaks A Sober Heart
"Iris... Enough!"
Arthur tried to be stern but his voice shook clearly showing the pain he felt. His eyes were red and filled with tears. He really didn’t want to see her suffer like this. She looked like she is in severe pain in her chest.
"Blue... Deep breaths... Follow me... Deep, slow breaths... "
His hands gently caressed her cheek and he breathed along with her and soon her breathing got regular.
Joe who felt bad for revealing the truth abruptly, stood by the side with a glass of water. But he didn’t regret his decision. Sometimes it is better to fade the truth.
"Talia, you won’t quit your job now, right?" he asked with his usual smile and Talia who looked deeply at him found no significant change in the way he looks at her except for that little worry.
"No. My raise..." she tried to speak but her throat was dry and without thinking she got the glass from Arthur’s hand and emptied it in one gulp making everyone freeze.
"Talia! You cannot mix your medications with alcohol!" Joe said in an angry tone.
Does she want to die? Although it is not that much to cause her death... Shouldn’t she be careful?
"Ah, what’s the worse that could happen?"
She stood up, "Mr. Sinclair, let’s meet again for further discussions," she said with a polite smile as if the one who was suffering sometime ago was not her.