Chapter: 2256

Bang! The door slammed shut.

Averie jolted awake and sat up in bed, thinking Sebastian had fallen.

She rushed out of her room but saw him stagger in, clutching two bottles of beer and a pack of cigarettes. He saw her and jabbed his finger in her direction, shouting. "You damn curse!"

She was stunned into silence.

She hadn't heard him use such foul language in a long time. It felt like a sharp needle had pierced her heart.