Chapter 5

"Alright. I'll drink them." Lexie started drinking one glass after another.

"She's really drinking everything for this little money?" Summer rolled her eyes. She was about to continue giving Lexie trouble when Lexie suddenly threw up blood.

"Pfft!"

Whitney was covered with splats of blood. She frowned and was about to ask if Lexie was feeling fine when someone dashed toward Lexie from outside. "Lexie! What happened to you? Don't scare me!"

Henry held Lexie in his arms while sweeping a glance at the empty bottles on the table. "How can you let her drink? Do you know that Lexie suffers from gastric perforation and can't take any alcohol, Whitney? Come on, Lexie. I'm taking you to the hospital right now."

However, Lexie refused to leave. She reached her hand out to Summer instead. "You promised me… You said you'll pay me a thousand dollars if I finish the drinks on this table."

Summer was taken aback. She did not expect Lexie to still want to claim the money that was promised.

"I might be the mistress, Mrs. Jordan, but I'm not willing to spend a cent from Henry. I proved to you that I earned this money myself… And I didn't use anything from your joint account with Henry!"

"Stop talking, Lexie." Henry carried Lexie in his arms, and he turned to look at Whitney. "You and your friends are really something, Whitney."

With that, Henry left, and the bright, red lips of the woman in his arms curved into a victorious smile as she looked at Whitney.

Summer quickly apologized. "I'm so sorry, Whitney. Henry must have misunderstood the situation and thinks you did this. This is my fault."

"I don't blame you, Summer." Whitney forced a smile, but kept having a bad feeling about this. Something about the look in Henry's eyes scared her.

Henry did not return home for the next two days, and something happened the day before they got their divorce. Summer's parents called Whitney for help on the phone. "Whitney! Summer has gone missing! It's been two days since she came home!"

Whitney felt goosebumps all over when she heard what they said. She was reminded of the look Henry gave her. It was cold, and there was no warmth in his eyes. Whitney got into her car and sped to the hospital without hesitation.

When she arrived at the hospital, Henry was taking care of Lexie. She could not take any solid food due to her gastric condition, and Henry was feeding her congee carefully. The look in his eyes was so tender that it hurt Whitney to see it.

"Henry." Whitney pushed the doors open and got straight to the point, "Where did you hide Summer?" He did not even look at her when she entered the room. "What did you do to Summer? You know she's my best friend!"

Whitney did not cry when Henry betrayed her. Even when she found out that he had a baby with another woman, her tears did not fall, but she cried today. Summer grew up with her, and she was the most important person in Whitney's life. She could not let anything happen to Summer!

Henry's hand paused midair while feeding Lexie, and he said coldly, "She said Lexie was my mistress and that she was using my money. Lexie wanted to prove Summer wrong by working at the bar. Do you know Summer's gastric issue relapsed because of this? I had to teach Summer a lesson."

Whitney bit her lip, and her voice was trembling badly when she replied, "If Summer did anything wrong, she did it because of me. Please let her go on my account, Henry." She knelt in front of Lexie. "I can apologize on behalf of Summer, Ms. Fontaine. Please let her go."

Lexie put up an act of trying to talk Henry out of it. "Let's forget about this, Henry. Let Ms. Thompson go, Henry. I don't think she did it on purpose."

Henry looked at Whitney with narrowed eyes. "I can let her off on account of you, Whitney, but you should make sure your best friend doesn't cross the line after this. If something else happens, I'll kill her for sure." He took out a key and flung it at Whitney. "You can find her in the dog kennel at West Suburb."