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.

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

“You can’t… tell me?”

them and topped off their glasses. “Alright, then. One more drink. Maybe it’ll drown

his

pushing drink after drink on Melvin, determined

𝓣𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼 𝓿𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓽 𝓽𝓸: gⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀．𝖼𝗈𝗺

Melvin just drank

simple: let Melvin get wasted while

under the influence. Every time Melvin took a shot, he insisted Gerard match

was spinning like a top, and the room felt

him like that, Melvin knew the

you tonight than I ever do at Mr. Shaw’s business dinners. Can’t you at least

one question first.” Melvin set his glass down, his drunken haze vanishing in an

was back to his usual