Facade of Love

Chapter 205 Heading Home

Klaus gave a nod. “Word is their big boss just rolled into Lake City.”

It was Charlie. I nodded, managing a half–smile.

Klaus had laid it all out, and now his mind was on one thing: getting Idris to join him for a drink. Idris caught the vibe and shot me a look. “Let’s set up a time for you to meet Charlie,” he said.

His words caught me off guard. I looked up, lost for a second in his deep, dark eyes. For a heartbeat, I felt like he was right there with me, plotting a master plan.

It was not just a feeling–he really was on my side.

I could not just brush him off, not now. I gave a small nod and a grateful smile.

He responded by putting some food on my plate, his voice gentler as he suggested, “Let’s eat first.”

I agreed with a nod.

After calming my nerves, he turned back to Klaus and the two of them started their drinking

game.

alcohol. He had always been the epitome of class and poise in my eyes. Watching him now, effortlessly mingling and sharing laughs with the power players, was like seeing a

element. The

get why guys loved to hang out, sipping one fiery shot after another, talking about nothing much at all. The booze burned all

through the night, one of the guys, a little buzzed and feeling lonely, dialed up some company. Before

thing. He was all about the drinks, not the ladies. And Idris? Maybe it was because I was

started blowing up. He picked up, and somehow the call was on speaker. A woman’s sharp voice cut through, “Mr. Lowry, if you’re not

like that, she hung up, not even waiting for

joke, “Mr. Lowry, the missus is waiting. You’d better get going, or we might not be able to drag you out next

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was spinning for him. Idris just chuckled,

at

was a mess too, some even making a beeline for the bathroom to lose

a wall–no way we could keep