Chapter 115

Chapter 115

“Another bottle,” Kris muttered, his voice barely audible over the din of the bar.

“Right away, sir,” the bartender replied, nodding briskly.

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A few seconds later, a chilled, uncapped bottle of beer slid across the counter to Kris. He picked it up and took a long gulp, drinking as much as he could until the fizz burned his throat and forced him to stop.

“I knew I’d find you here,” a familiar voice said from behind him as he set the bottle down.

“I almost gave up looking when I didn’t see you in the VIP booth,” Alden admitted as he slid onto the stool next to

Kris.

Noticing the bottle in front of Kris, relief rolled through Alden, glad that it wasn’t whiskey or scotch. He signaled to the bartender. “I’ll have a bottle too.”

Kris lifted his beer again, taking another swig, causing Alden to cringe sympathetically at the thought of how it was going to burn down Kris’s throat. But he knew his best friend needed this.

was placed in front of him.

of sarcasm. “It’s really bad, Kris.” Kris finally turned to look at him, a frown creasing his forehead. “What

“The amount of hate online directed at your mother right now is astonishing. In just the last hour, the hashtags ‘Queen Of Sabotage‘ and‘ Boycott Miller Fashion‘ have been posted over 100,000 times.

of themselves canceling orders from your mother’s company. It’s like a new trend to show they’re boycotting anything to do with Miller Fashion. The stocks are tanking. At this point, I’m afraid your mother’s

silent, he pressed, “Aren’t you

another gulp of beer. “What should I say, Alden? That my

“So, you think she’s behind

Alden,” Kris gritted out. “My mother says

she is? Thalassa didn’t directly accuse her,”

I did it,”

nearly choked on the beer he’d just poured

my mother could keep her title. Can you believe that?” Kris chuckled, but the pain

in his eyes. “Why would

her, and apparently there’s some eliminated evidence. Plus, I once told Thalassa I wouldn’t let her hurt my mother and would defend her if necessary. Fuck, I don’t even know anymore,” Kris said, shaking his head.

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