Chapter 82

I had planned to take advantage of Liam and was waiting for this opportunity. When I saw Zoey, I knew that I could also use her to my advantage. Allowing Zoey to vent her frustrations was indeed my way of apologizing. Gideon stood there against the light. It felt like he was looking at me. I couldn't read his expression, but his gaze seemed to carry a mix of pity and anger. Or maybe I was just imagining it. I couldn't figure out why he was looking at me like that. I figured that I must've been imagining things. It's probably just the alcohol talking. "If I hadn't come, you'd probably keep drinking until you made yourself sick. You really need to take better care of yourself." His tone was far too much like something an elder would say. I couldn't help but smile. Those words felt so familiar. It was as if I had heard them countless times in my past life. When I was younger, my relationship with my dad wasn't great. He always said things like that when I didn't want to hear them. O