Chapter 1489

Charmine had been trying to sleep since the afternoon. Alas, she merely tossed and turned with all the news related to Anthony on her mind. She was unable to fall asleep. Helpless, she drank more to numb herself. The entire afternoon was gone and she had finished countless bottles, but she found herself missing Anthony whenever she closed her eyes. Maurice looked at the innumerable empty bottles and the cigarette heads. He fixed his eyes on Charmine concernedly as he said gently, “Gem, is there something on your mind? You may tell me.” She had been acting weird all afternoon: hiding in her room, drinking alone, and even smoking. It was concerning. Charmine gazed at him groggily, pursing her lips for a moment before she mumbled, “Mo, have you been broken-hearted before?” That instantly made Maurice recall the sight of Anthony back at the hospital, and he found out more about him and Charmine in the past two days. He sat opposite her on the sofa and said, “There are man