She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 165

Chapter 165 A Drunk Alan

Recalling that Kristian had once gladly accepted the woman sent to him, Toby wondered whether he should tell his boss about this.

While mulling it over, he fired off another message in the group chat. "Maybe it's just some random gossip? Kristian doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who'd pull something like that."

"You can't go by looks. Who knows what he's really like behind closed doors?"

"Pretty sure this one's legit. A few execs who had dinner with him saw him take a woman straight from Edwin." "What a disappointment."

Toby forwarded every one of those comments to himself, planning to show them to his boss the next day. Kristian, completely unaware of the buzz surrounding him, cast a cool glance at the man who'd passed out drunk. With a calm and detached air, he stood up and let Alan slump onto the couch.

Gerard, watching the whole thing, looked puzzled. "Sir, are you..."

"Take Alan to my place," Kristian said with absolute finality.

"You sure about that?" Gerard asked, uncertain.

He knew all too well that Kristian had a serious thing about cleanliness. If you weren't someone he really cared about, you didn't step foot in his home.

And now he was letting Alan stay over?

Kristian's sharp, unreadable stare didn't give anything away. "Yes."

Though Gerard was clearly confused, he didn't push.

He lifted Alan into the car.

That night, Gerard had stayed sober-unlike Kristian and Alan, who had definitely indulged.

What stood out the most was how the night had actually played out. At first, Alan had been the one egging everyone on to drink, but after the first glass, Kristian had taken the reins. Before long, Alan was drinking glass after glass without even realizing it.

By the time the clock struck nine, Gerard had delivered Alan to Kristian's place.

After settling him on the sofa, Gerard hesitated. "So, Mr. Briggs is staying the night?"

"You can go," Kristian said, his tone steady.

"You sure you're okay handling this alone?" Gerard asked, thinking that if Alan puked later, Kristian might completely lose it.

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Gerard gave a reluctant nod and walked

more than once

on the couch a brief look, but didn't linger. Instead, he pulled out his phone and

he'd accepted he had feelings for Freya, he figured it was time to

constantly surrounded by good-looking, capable men-it was only a matter of time before someone better than him

his gaze flickering as he read

discover shared interests, create chances to meet, learn what they like and give them thoughtful

already had

wouldn't even speak to

things. Aside from that one time she maxed his credit card

sigh and toss the phone onto the table, annoyed.

couldn't be boiled down

the table startled Alan awake. He sat up slowly, blinking in

faint smile tugging

Alan frowned, his head

sip of

the president of Briggs Group to behave when drunk. He calmly set down his glass and locked eyes with the unsteady

face darkened a

There it was again-ex-husband.

Alan barked, his tone heated. "Trying to use me to get to Mina?" Kristian stared at

in his own dramatic spiral, kept going. "Just

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into hurting

fully intending to call Gerard and

on earth had possessed him to bring Alan

the phone from him. His drunken mind was spinning with suspicion. "You better

smoothly, without flinching, "I was going to order something

"Hah."

out a

don't know you poisoned me! You think that's enough to take me down? I'll get it out of my

onto the floor cross-legged and began his bizarre version of

Kristian was dumbfounded.

his phone again, unlocked it, and scrolled

he could make the call, it

in a fantasy flick. "You

out of nowhere, something completely

phone to the floor with shocking