Heartbroken, she went to a bar to drink her sorrows away. But when she stepped out, she unexpectedly ran into Lincoln Bright.
Lincoln Bright was quiet, introverted, and rarely spoke. Whenever he did, he never made eye contact with her. But he was fair-skinned and handsome.
Drunk and emotionally unstable, Nancy suddenly found him… very attractive.
Lincoln Bright, being unable to walk, also couldn’t easily take her home, so he had no choice but to bring her back to his place.
But just as he set her down on the bed, she pounced on him.
With his lower body paralyzed, Lincoln Bright had no way to resist. He lay there motionless, his face turning red.
Something about this ignited Nancy’s wild side. She didn’t know what came over her, but she reached out and started undoing his belt.
Because of his condition, Lincoln Bright’s pants were specially designed to be easy to remove. It took her no time at all to strip them off.
The moment she reached inside, she realized he was already aroused.
And just like that, she took him.
Thinking back to the events of the previous night, Nancy wanted to dig a hole and hide in it forever.
People always talked about “drunken mistakes,” but she hated how hers had turned out.
If only she had been more in control!
But then morning came, and when she saw what she had done, she was mortified beyond words.
All she could do was blurt out:
“I was drunk last night and don’t remember anything. Don’t take it to heart! Let’s just pretend nothing ever happened!”
After saying that, Nancy grabbed her clothes and bag and ran out without looking back.
At the time, she hadn’t thought much of it. But now that she reflected on it, wasn’t her behavior exactly like those heartless men who disappear after a one-night stand? Irresponsible men use the same excuse after a hookup.
She had slept with Lincoln Bright, then abandoned him without even checking on him.
The more she thought about it, the more she realized how awful she had been.
But she had no idea how to face Lincoln Bright again.
“Sophia, what should I do?”
By the time Sophia finished listening, she was already laughing uncontrollably.
Only Nancy could manage to do something this outrageous.
“What can I say? I feel ashamed to have you as a friend. No wonder Lincoln Bright was looking at me so strangely today. I mean, you slept with him and then just ditched him. Poor guy must be traumatized.”
“I didn’t think that much at the time…” Nancy hesitated. “Sophia, do you think what I did was too terrible?”
“It wasn’t just terrible—it was next-level terrible! Good luck to you! Just because Lincoln Bright is paralyzed from the waist down doesn’t mean he’s someone you can just use and toss aside.”
Nancy groaned in frustration and hung up the phone, practically in tears.
—
When Livinus saw Sophia laughing uncontrollably, he asked, “What’s so funny?”
Sophia thought about it but decided to keep Nancy’s scandal private. Instead, she changed the subject.
“How’s the herbal tea coming along?”
“It’ll be launching soon!”
Summer was approaching, the peak season for beverage sales. Whether their herbal tea would make a big impact depended on this quarter’s sales figures.
Scott Corporation’s stock was rising, but if the herbal tea sales didn’t meet investor expectations, there would be turbulence.
At the same time, Sophia was secretly planning to launch a hair growth product.
It was a rare weekend, and early in the morning, Livinus grabbed a surfboard.
Sophia had never seen him surf before, so she asked in surprise, “Are you going surfing?”
“The waves are big today. I’m heading to the beach to surf. You’re off today—why don’t you come with me?”
Sophia had taken the day off, but she planned to visit a factory with Chloe.
Their online store was doing exceptionally well. The beauty cream had become a favorite among online shoppers, attracting a loyal fan base. Even though it wasn’t as famous as big brands, its dedicated customers were spreading the word. Some netizens even speculated that the product was being promoted by paid influencers. In reality, they had never paid for marketing—the brand had grown purely through word of mouth.
A few days ago, they held a major sales event, generating over three million dollars in a single day, with most of the revenue coming from the beauty cream and acne treatment balm.
Now, many magazines were featuring the beauty cream, and Chloe had reached out to fashion bloggers to promote it. This had turned the cream into a viral product, earning a reputation in the beauty industry.
Some people even said the beauty cream would revolutionize the way people do makeup.
What shocked everyone was that this product was derived from traditional medicine beauty techniques.
Their online store was generating monthly revenues of 10 to 20 million dollars. By all accounts, Sophia should be quite wealthy.
But in reality, neither she nor Chloe had withdrawn any profits yet.
All of their earnings had been reinvested into expanding their factory. They had built several new production lines.
That’s why Sophia needed to check on the factory herself—she couldn’t rely on Chloe to handle everything alone.
