Chapter 960

Landon leaned in, capturing Charles’ lips, and Charles was a mix of frustration and urgency. But Landon was relentless, stirring up a storm within Charles until Charles bit down on his tongue in retaliation.

Landon winced in pain.

Charles shoved Landon away, tossing a credit card at him. “If you breathe a word about today, Landon, you’re dead meat!”

Having been outed, Charles didn’t dare linger, heading straight back to Craneville that very

night.

By the time Isaac got back to Bay Community, it was well past midnight.

The new branch office had just been completed, and his to-do list was endless. He’d been running around all day, schmoozing at evening functions, and reluctantly downing a few

drinks.

He stepped out of his car, telling Nathan to head home early. “Take the day off tomorrow.”

“Will do.”

Isaac slipped through the door quietly, changing shoes and shedding his suit jacket before hurrying upstairs.

Brittany was already asleep, but the master bedroom was bathed in the soft glow of a nightlight, casting a gauzy veil over the space.

Isaac, slightly inebriated, moved to the bedside and crouched down, pulling Brittany into

his embrace.

smell of alcohol. “You’re back.”

I woke

foreheads touched, and Isaac’s lips found hers,

pulled back, breathless. “What’d you

out, and ran into

“Right.”

Isaac stripped off his shirt and staggered into

bathroom.

the commotion, Brittany went downstairs to brew a hangover cure, bringing it up just as Isaac emerged from the

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this; it’ll

the remedy in one go.

can spend the day

engaged soon I need to

to make some superficial

wanting to fuss over it, suggested, “I have Nathan

had been busy too, and their time together had

“Okay.”

still slightly spinning from the drinks, holding Brittany close as he

mind racing with thoughts of the

pulled her

“A little.”

the job giving you

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