Never had she felt so mortified, and she was uncertain about how to navigate the fallout from this debacle.

Desperate, she repeatedly dialed Holden's number, but each attempt went unanswered. Frustrated, she dialed Zayden instead, who, with impatience, answered, "What's up now? Haven't you had your fill?"

Recalling Zayden leaving her earlier, Sadie's anger flared, her voice thick with disbelief as she shot back, "How dare you give me that attitude? Who gave you the right to leave me stranded like that?"

Zayden remained unfazed, his tone cold as he replied, “You brought this upon yourself by being careless! If you hadn't messed up, Holden wouldn't have found out. You've got only yourself to blame!"

"What did you just say?" Sadie's emotions surged uncontrollably, and she exclaimed, "If you hadn't provoked me from the start, I wouldn't be in this mess! And that medication? Did you or did you not deceive me?"