The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 186

Over the next week, Jasper discovered the upside of a breakup.

Zane stopped causing chaos and stopped running around pulling strings for people. He just stayed in the office every day, working like a dog.

Romance really did rot a person's brain.

The next time he saw Elara was at the restaurant on Lexington Avenue.

Zane was walking past a private dining room while the waiters were serving food, and he spotted her at a glance.

There was premium liquor on the table, and Elara downed three glasses in a row.

Zane frowned and shifted his position slightly to get a better look. A high-ranking city official was sitting in the seat of honor.

That official was known to be a heavy drinker.

The floor manager happened to walk by, and Zane stopped him, whispering, "Go grab me a glass of liquor."

The floor manager asked quietly, "Liquor?"

"Make it quick."

The floor manager went to the bar and poured him a glass of pure water. Zane took it and walked right in.

He offered some flattering nonsense to the official first, then introduced Elara as his college junior, asking the official to look out for her.

After stepping out of the room, Zane's face instantly darkened.

He knew better than anyone the hardships of business operations.

But what could he do?

Zane was worried she had drunk too much, so he waited until Elara's dinner was over.

Seeing her footsteps were a bit unsteady, Zane instinctively reached out to support her, but her driver beat him to it, helping Elara into the car.

Elara leaned against the car door, looking back through the window toward the restaurant entrance.

The man still stood tall and straight.

Once Elara left, Zane had no reason to stick around. He grabbed his car keys and walked out the door.

His car merged onto the main road, trailing Elara's car from a distance. It wasn't until she turned toward the Vance Estate that he headed for The Sovereign.

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