Chapter 140

Alexander took a deep breath, trying to calm the pounding in his head, and slowly shut his eyes. By the time he came to, the first thing he saw was Martha's face-worried, but with a layer of annoyance all over it. "Alex, Alex, wake up." She'd come to the villa today specifically to drag him to a blind date, but walking through the door and seeing her son sprawled out on the living room carpet, smelling like booze and cigarettes and looking like hell, was definitely not part of the plan. Frowning hard, she raised a hand to pinch her nose and forced herself to ask, "What the hell happened to you? Look at this mess." The hangover had hit him full force, and Alexander raised a hand to massage his temples. Struggling to sit up, he looked at Martha with a hoarse voice, "Mom, what are you doing here?" "My friend's daughter is back in town. You're meeting her," Martha said with zero patience. At the mention of a blind date, his headache somehow felt even worse. He shot back coldly, "Mom, I tol