Chapter 873

Bruce played his part in getting drunk and harassing me, while I played the role of someone humiliated, crying as I left. My scene was over, but his sequence was far from finished. Ernest had been eyeing him like a hawk. That day, he had been subtly pointing out Bruce's mistakes in front of Dorothea. There was no way he would let this opportunity to deal with Bruce slip by. He would find a way to escalate the situation and make sure Bruce faced the consequences. I had heard Kate mention before that Ernest's parents had deliberately pointed out Bruce's mistakes to encourage Dorothea to punish him. The last time that happened, it had made Bruce seriously ill. This time, though, Bruce was already sick. He was in bad health to begin with, and he had insisted on drinking the wine on my behalf. With such a fragile state of health, how could he withstand Dorothea's punishment? The thought of it made my chest tighten, and I couldn't catch my breath. I felt so drained that I could barely