"If I'm not mistaken, it's the younger daughter-in-law. Nicole, if you want to forget, then forget it completely. Dragging on the engagement with the Cooper Family isn't a solution either, don't let this marriage create bad blood between the Shi and Cooper families. Grandpa and the others are quite fond of the Coopers."
Ariel Morris's voice faded at the doorway. Wrapped in the quilt, Nicole pulled it tighter around herself, the corner of her lips lifting in a faint smile. "What is there that I can't forget? It's not like it was that deep anyway."
Nicole laughed softly, but her eyes suddenly stung for no reason. She reached out, pulled open the nightstand drawer, took out the sleeping pills she always kept there, and popped two into her mouth.
There was no water. Swallowing the two pills left her throat dry and scratchy, hard to get down. She forced them down anyway, and the choking made her eyes go a little wet.
