Chapter 29: Irene Lidyard

Emery Casson still worried about Jaxon Scots and moved to help him up. Jaxon turned toward her, hurk, hurk-then spewed a filthy mess in her direction. Emery's face went ashen. Jaxon was, after all, a promising junior from her side of the family, so she pinched her nose and forced herself to ask, "Jaxon, are you okay?" "Can you get up? I'll call a car to take you home." Jaxon was thoroughly drunk, his true nature spilling out. He snapped, "Get lost. What do you think you are? You think you're...