Chapter Thirty-Five: Confessed

AFTER drinking two bottles of soju, I felt dizzy. Even my speech is beyond my ability to control.

I was about to open the third bottle of soju, but Alfred halted it, "That's enough! You're wasted. I'll drive you home."

"You're crazy, I can't easily get drunk with only two bottles, tss!"

"Enough, please." he continued to stop me.

"I'm not drunk! Let's drink some more!" I insisted. "If you don't want to drink with me, you can leave me here. I'll just ride on a taxi. After all, I still have money from my salary."

"Scarlet, tell me! What happened to you? You look so devastated right now."

"It's your friend's fault, Alfred!" I answered him without hesitation.

"Huh? You mean, it's Lucas' fault, and why are you suddenly tempted to drink?"

I just nodded at him. T……