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.

talked business with Idris before, nor had I seen him work a room. I had never even seen him take a sip of 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

was in his element. The others weren’t far behind, and once the liquor started flowing,

sipping one fiery shot after another, talking about nothing much at all. The booze burned all the

little buzzed and feeling lonely, dialed up some company. Before we knew it, a few gorgeous girls showed up, snuggling into their laps

us, Klaus was not into the whole call–for–company thing. He was all about the drinks, not the ladies. And Idris? Maybe it was

when Klaus’s phone 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 back by eleven,

she hung up, not even

You’d better get going, or we might not be

“All right, time to head out.” He threw a look at Idris, who still looked pretty fresh. “We’ll have a rematch, Idris. I’m sure I can drink

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steadily, but it was clear the room was spinning for him. Idris just chuckled, got up, and steadied him. “Sure

who was already at

of the crew was a mess too, some even making a beeline for the bathroom to lose their liquor.

hit a wall–no way we could