Chapter 15

Third-Person POV: After dealing with Megan, Silas took a long leave from work. Unable to accept the fact that Roxanne was gone, Silas chose to drown his sorrows in alcohol. "If only I'd known Roxanne had cancer… If only I hadn't been seduced by Megan… If only…" Silas moaned in a private room of a bar as he continued downing wine. He had no idea how many days it'd been since he slept. Silas couldn't stay in that house now that Roxanne was no longer there. Even though the old house had been restored to how it had been before, the fact was that it was no longer what it used to be. He numbed himself with alcohol to ease the pain of longing and despair. Yet he didn't get more drunk even after downing countless glasses of wine. In fact, he ended up growing more alert. He was crystal clear about the fact that he'd lost Roxanne for good. Silas chuckled bitterly before opening another bottle of wine. He then got up, wanting to get the bartender over. Yet the moment he walked out the do