She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 518:

“Melvin?”

“It’s me,” Melvin replied, his tone as icy as it always was.

Kristian’s unease deepened.

He had known that Gerard was supposed to meet Melvin after work. At first, it hadn’t seemed like much—he hadn’t thought much of it—but now it was starting to click. Melvin hadn’t arranged to meet Gerard since Gerard’s arrival in Alerith. It seemed too coincidental for them to meet now.

He was starting to suspect that Melvin might have been gathering information from Gerard. That was why Kristian had called to warn Gerard.

But it seemed that warning had come too late.

“Where’s Gerard?” Kristian asked, his voice tight with apprehension.

“Drunk.”

The line fell silent.

accustomed to

conversation between them would

this conversation wasn’t

moments, Kristian’s voice came through again, more

to

was direct, with

he tell you

“He did.”

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rubbed his temples

Kristian hadn’t trusted him, he never would have kept him as his

all these years, and this had never been a

revealed anything easily. The only reason he

brief pause, Kristian

everything Gerard

“A billion.”