She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 515:

So, Gerard made up his mind. “Fine. Tonight, I’ll drink with you till we drop!”

Melvin clinked his glass. “Okay.”

A few rounds later, Gerard still held strong.

He’d been drinking with Kristian for years—his tolerance was sky-high. The nightclub pulsed with lights and loud music, drowning out the world.

Gerard raised his glass again. Noticing Melvin looking tipsy, he leaned in. “Tell me about her. Talking helps, you know.” He’d been waiting for this moment. Some real info.

He couldn’t believe Melvin had a girl before he did. That was unfair.

“I don’t want to say.”

Melvin frowned, playing drunk.

set up. Melvin’s act was

he could charm secrets out of Melvin

himself on

overlooked. The sharpest minds often wore the mask of weakness to bait

out a careful trap, dangling just the right topic to spark Gerard’s curiosity—his entire setup was designed

and perceptive as Kristian’s right-hand man—didn’t see any

𝕋𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 g⍺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀․𝖼𝗈𝗺

he watched Melvin seem to slide deeper into drunkenness, Gerard thought maybe just one more drink, and Melvin

Then another.

And another still…

drink after drink in relentless

too. When he saw

an arm around Melvin’s shoulder and leaned in, trying for a heart-to-heart. “Sometimes it’s better to let it out than drown in booze. Come on—what happened

muffled. His tone had shifted subtly,

if Freya were sitting right there, she’d never have guessed he