When Vincent saw Gareth’s dark face, he continued, “So, you have to tell me. What on earth happened?”
“There’s nothing to say.” Gareth put down his glass. At that moment, he wasn’t in the mood to drink any longer.
He didn’t want to tell anybody what had happened that day, and it wasn’t because he had been humiliated by how Elisa had treated him. Rather… he didn’t want anyone to know what had happened between them in the past.
Vincent was confounded.
He had tried hard to persuade Gareth but couldn’t get any answers. He suddenly lost his head at this impasse. “D*mn! I should have ignored you since my life is in shambles anyway!”
Gareth glanced at him indifferently. Gareth had cautioned Vincent previously. It was pointless to advise Vincent anymore.
The two of them started to drink in silence.
When they had their last drink, Vincent gritted his teeth and said, “This woman will get more than she bargained for sooner or later!”
“Don’t lose more than you gain.” Gareth got up after that. “It’s late. Let’s go back.”
The two had drunk a lot, but neither of them looked tipsy. Instead, they seemed remarkably sober.
Vincent didn’t say anything, and the two walked back to their suites together.
Both their suites had the same layout. The two walked into their respective suites, and the living rooms were empty. The gorgeous lights brightened the entire living room, but the two men looked at the door of the second bedroom at the same time. The door was shut tight, and there wasn’t any noise from inside. Elisa and Rachel must have fallen asleep.
Gareth and Vincent didn’t say anything. They went into their bedrooms and lay down after taking a shower.
But…
Perhaps it was the influence of alcohol. The two men were still very much awake and not sleepy at all.
Their minds were filled with images of the two women.
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