She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 516:

Otherwise, why would his friend have dragged him out for an impromptu night of heavy drinking?

“Wait a sec.” Gerard said suddenly, his thoughts churning. “Weren’t you pretending to be Ms. Briggs’s boyfriend before? Could it be your actual girlfriend misunderstood and dumped you because of that?”

“She doesn’t even know I like her,” Melvin said, irritation bleeding into his voice. He couldn’t believe Gerard was this thick.

But to keep him drinking, Melvin let his emotions show—lips set in a bitter line, and he tossed out a carefully measured clue. Gerard mulled it over.

So… it was a secret crush?

The realization struck him, and he looked at Melvin with newfound curiosity. He hadn’t expected the cool and aloof Melvin to be harboring quiet affection for someone. But who was this woman? Why had he never heard a word? Melvin had never once mentioned her.

“Who is she?” Gerard asked, thinking he was finally getting somewhere.

the look in his eyes clearing like a fog lifting. It was as though Gerard’s question had sobered him. Shaking his head,

“You can’t… tell me?”

and topped off their glasses. “Alright, then.

his voice cool and

pushing drink after drink on Melvin,

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just

simple: let Melvin get wasted while he played along and stayed relatively

for was Melvin’s stubbornness—even under the influence. Every time

was spinning like a top, and the

Melvin knew the moment had

and slurred, “I’ve drunk more with you tonight than I ever do at Mr. Shaw’s business dinners. Can’t you at least tell me who you’ve got

vanishing in an instant. In its place was

was back to his usual self—cool, measured,