Back in the room, Zedd was openly gloating while Helen was leaning against Richard.

Richard coldly glanced at me before looking away. There was no emotion on his face.

There were still nine glasses of wine left on the table.

I felt awful inside. I closed my eyes and picked up another glass, wanting to get this over and done. I just wanted to get out of there.

The wine was so strong that I choked. I could not stop my tears from flowing down ...