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Gerard had barely ever seen him like this and couldn't help but tease, “Seriously though, for a guy, your skin's
practically flawless—how is that even fair?”
Melvin blinked slowly.
“I'm telling you, it's not just the pretty girls who need to stay on guard — pretty guys like you aren’t safe either.”
Gerard's tone was all sincere, though the liquor slurred his words. “One time, Kristian and | were on a business
trip and ran into a company male president who was into younger men. That guy made our skin crawl.”
Even now, Gerard still couldn’t stomach the memory. He had no beef with anyone's preferences, but that guy
had crossed a line.
Melvin’s brows drew together, his gaze sharpening. “Was he after you?”
“I'm Kristian’s right-hand man. That creep wouldn't dare.” Gerard spoke with pride. “After we stepped into the
VIP room for talks, he brought in a whole bunch of eye candy—young men and women, all in their early
twenties.”
Melvin gave him a flat look. Frankly, he felt a little nauseated. Nothing like that had ever happened when he
went out with Freya. People knew better. At Anita International, Melvin had a reputation—no one messed with
him.
“That guy even told Kristian to take his pick, said there were more where they cfrom.” Gerard was dead set
on telling the whole tale. “Kristian walked, and the deal blew up.”
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Back then, Kristian had his flaws, but at least he knew right from wrong.
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How had he fallen so far? Lying to Freya? Playing dirty?
“Point is, you've got to watch yourself,” Gerard tacked on. “Especially when you're drinking. Look at you—you're
delicate as a doll right now.”
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“I'm a man,” Melvin said firmly. “Nobody's going to mess with me.” Anyone foolish enough to try would regret it.
In this crowd, there weren't many who could take him on.
“Yeah, yeah, sure,” Gerard said lazily, not even pretending to mean it.
Melvin just gave him a look.
They kept chatting for a while.
Eventually, Melvin cout with the question that had been sitting heavy on his chest all night. “Gerard, do you
know what it's like to love someone?”
“To love someone?”
“Yeah.”
“No clue. I've never been in a relationship.” Gerard was completely sincere. “But from what I've seen, when you
are in love with a girl, she’s stuck in your head morning to night. You want to buy her things, and she’s the first
one you want to call when something good happens.”
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