Chapter 83

Refusing the driver's offer to take her to the hospital, Angelica staggered upstairs. She rummaged through a drawer for painkillers and swallowed them dry. But the pain didn't ease. She clutched her stomach, sweat breaking out on her forehead. Her consciousness was beginning to slip away. She tried to reach for her phone, but her arms felt too heavy… … After returning home from the dinner, Dominic glanced at his last chat conversation with Angelica and frowned. Before sending her off, he had told her to message him once she got home. But nothing came from her after two hours passed. He called the driver, who said he'd left after seeing Angelica enter the building. Just then, Donald's call interrupted Dominic's thoughts. "I heard you took Angelica to a business dinner tonight," Donald said as soon as the call connected. He swore he wasn't being nosy. He simply was curious. Dominic never brought a woman to a public event, so he wondered why he had now broken that rule. Sur