The Man's Decree

“Jared, don’t overestimate yourself. Since when did you learn to drink liquor? Don’t make a fool out of yourself,” Hannah cautioned with her furrowed brows. “Don’t worry, Mom. I know what I’m doing,” Jared comforted. The moment Gary wanted to advise against the challenge as well, Franklin said, “Squad Leader, let the youngsters be! Don’t you remember the fun we had back then? We used to have drinking contests all the time!”

Upon hearing that, Gary had no choice but to keep his opinions to himself. All he could do was stare at Jared helplessly. “Zayne, I know you can hold your liquor. Don’t be too harsh on Jared, okay? Besides, it’s just for fun.” Franklin knew of Zayne’s drinking capability. Because he once witnessed Zayne drinking a whole bottle of liquor and could still drive on his own. “Don’t worry, Mr. Saunders. For every glass Jared drinks, I’ll down two!”

as he stared at Jared with his bewildered eyes. “You can handle it, right?” Jared asked with a faint

Zayne asked with a provoking tone. “Well, we’ll do it the fast way.” As soon as Jared finished his sentence, he downed the whole bowl of liquor. Everyone present

body! Enough, slow down.” “Dad, I’m fine!” Jared assured. He then flipped his empty bowl over and said, “Zayne, it’s your turn.” Zayne was still in shock. He didn’t know Jared could do that.

force yourself, Zayne.” Gary was genuinely worried about Zayne. “Yeah, it’s okay if you don’t drink, Zayne. But that’d mean you’ve chickened out.” Jared couldn’t help but taunt him. “Chickened out?” Zayne was infuriated by the insult. “I’ve never chickened out from a drinking contest!” He then shut his eyes

out of control, Gary stood up and shouted, “That’s enough, Jared!” While ignoring Gary, Jared stared at Zayne with contempt. “Stay out of it! Let’s continue drinking!” Unable to swallow