When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 235

The scent wasn’t just of cigarettes but mixed with the unmistakable tang of alcohol.

“Have you been drinking?”

“Yeah.” His eyes drooped. “Had a few too many with Steven.”

“Oh” I nodded slightly. “Then you should… go home and get some restr

As for him and ne, it was probably best if we kept our distance.

“I just want to be here.” He was as stubborn as a child who’d set his heart on a new toy, stepping forward as if to enter Instinctively, I blocked him, stepping back, causing him to stagger backward dramatically, I gasped, rushing to steady him. “Did he only have a few too many? With his tolerance, a few drinks shouldn’t have done this.

Besides, if he had time to drink with Steven, Bryant must have mostly solved the Ferguson Group’s issues. Perhaps they are indeed moving forward with the merger with the Myers family. Everything seems to be going smoothly. What could drive him to drink like that?‘

But before I could ponder any further, he leaned against me, his head buried in the crook of my neck, mumbling, “Babe, I feel awful,” My palms clenched as I tried to push Bryant away without causing him to fall, feeling a headache coming on. “I’ll call Kevin to come pick you up.

want to leave.” As he said d this, he suddenly wrapped his arms

gesture familiar from our moments of passion, yet it just made my skin crawl. Every ounce of reason was screaming that it was

deep

“Hmm.”

out cold. He managed to muster some strength as I moved him inside, dropping him onto the couch with a long exhale

tapped his

was no response from him. He was sleeping

out onto the balcony, dialing Kevin’s number, hoping he could come to take his boss away. After several attempts,

a suit who, even in sleep, exuded

Jane, wishing you all the

Happy birthday! Love you you’ll always be my

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I fretted, two texts, consistent as the years, popped up on schedule in the middle of the night. Only then did I

reply, Christine’s call came through. “So, am I

place. I felt slightly

“Mark beat me to it again, didn’t