Chapter 714

Wesley gave Isaac a nudge, “Wake up, you lazy bum.”

It had been almost half a month of lethargy. Just how far was he planning to sink?

Isaac was properly hammered.

Derek and Wesley exchanged a glance, giving up on him, and uncorked a bottle of red wine. They drank until the early hours of the morning when Isaac finally sprawled on the couch and stirred.

“Looks like he’s coming around.”

Isaac sat up, squinting against the harsh light. His throat felt like he’d swallowed a torch. There was a raw, burning pain.

“Have some water.”

Derek poured him a glass, which Isaac downed in one gulp, and the burning sensation in his throat momentarily subsided. He closed his eyes and said, “Thanks.”

His voice was hoarse and rough, as if it had been rubbed over gravel, full of pain.

friend, Derek felt a pang of

come to this, you and Bri can’t possibly reconcile. Why

neutral. That marriage was a mistake from the start, and he couldn’t bear to see Isaac keep making

“No way.”

the divorce papers, Brittany would have been gone for good, and he

and asked, “What do you want to do, Zac? Bri has cost you everything, and you’re still trying

a relationship had a rift, it would never be stable again.

efforts were in vain;

“I’ll give her whatever

you lost your mind, Zac? That was

heart and soul into it for over a decade. But now it had fallen into Marcel’s hands, leaving him

to wipe away the exhaustion. He turned to Wesley and said, “Show me the plans for that new project you mentioned. If I think they’re feasible. We can

exactly what Wesley had been waiting for. He responded, “Great. I’ll get them

beyond hope. He sat down, pouring Isaac another glass of water, “This is your mess, Zac.

away

out, he hadn’t

Imperial City, it was easy to avoid someone if one wanted

was time for Joseph’s engagement party. Brittany arrived at the venue early

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