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.

was being set up. Melvin’s act was flawless, and with his usual

he could charm secrets

on his

completely overlooked. The sharpest minds often

a careful trap, dangling just the right topic to spark Gerard’s

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

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Melvin seem to slide deeper into drunkenness, Gerard thought maybe

Then another.

And another still…

back drink after drink

on Gerard too. When he saw Melvin’s cheeks flush and his eyes glaze over,

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 between

muffled. His tone had shifted subtly, and he still clutched his

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