Chapter 16

In Southbridge, a loud crash echoed as a bottle slipped from Cameron's hand and shattered on the floor. The heavy smell of alcohol filled the air. Cameron lay slumped on the couch in defeat. "Margot, why are you doing this to me? You loved me so much. Why did you leave so heartlessly?" Cameron tilted his head back, pouring liquor down his throat in large gulps, but he couldn't seem to get drunk. Memories of their happier times kept flashing through his mind. Suddenly, a pair of hands gently caressed his face. Cameron froze, then he yanked the person into his arms. "Margot, you came back! I knew you wouldn't really leave me, right?" A flash of malice crossed the eyes of the person in his arms, but she quickly hid it. "I'll never leave you." Cameron held the person tightly in his embrace. He lowered his head to kiss her, but he suddenly sobered up and shoved Vera roughly to the floor. "Get away from me! You're not my Margot." Vera sat on the floor, her expression wounded. "Cameron