She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 956:

Kristian’s brow creased, just a little. His eyes shifted instinctively toward Gerard.

Gerard, quick on his feet, feigned a look of surprise, as if Zander’s arrival had completely blindsided him.

Zander, having visited often during previous shoots in Alerith, already knew the door code and moved with the ease of someone familiar. He went straight to the cabinet and grabbed a couple of glasses, pausing to glance at Gerard. “You drinking?”

“You and my boss go ahead. I’ll pass,” Gerard replied. Alcohol had never been his thing. “I’ll head out and leave you two to it.”

With that, he made himself scarce, slipping out before anyone could say a word.

Kristian half wanted to call him back, but Gerard was already gone, too quick for protest.

Zander poured out the liquor Gerard had brought, filling up both glasses. “Why’d Gerard bring this? Bad day too?”

Kristian replied, covering the

Zander didn’t push.

Zander downed his in one swift motion. Watching him, Kristian adjusted his

as ever. “Told me I could land any role

in their world. Backdoor deals, sleazy

wasn’t overly worried about Zander. Despite his place in the

favorite stories

another room for negotiations,”

hadn’t been enough to send him looking for company. Truth was, he was here because Gerard had asked him to come. He had heard that Kristian wasn’t eating or drinking, and

the next few rounds, he sipped slowly, barely wetting his lips, pretending to

to notice. If he’d been thinking straight, he would have known better—Zander wasn’t

bottles, Kristian was visibly drunk, the strong liquor hitting him hard and fast. Zander, meanwhile, remained stone-cold sober. He’d barely touched his glass, just playing along while keeping a close eye on his

it was now painfully clear—Kristian was a mess. This wasn’t