Chapter 246 - He's Drunk

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The club was bursting with loud music and on the first floor, there were a lot of people dancing around whether with a partner or in a large group. Each of them acted as if they were in their own world.

Henry watched the scene as he walked up the stairs before he turned to enter a private room. As soon as he walked in, the surrounding changed. The room was big but very quiet as compared to the dancing floor on the first floor. 

On the sofa at the center of the room, Neil Mo continued to pour himself some drinks. He raised his head when he heard some movement and smiled when he saw that it was Henry.

The corner of his lips tilted into a smile as he raised the glass in his hand. "Henry, come on. Have a drink with me."

Henry walked over to the sofa and sighed. He had left the room for a brief moment to answer an important call from his employee but never thought that once he returned to the room, his best friend would be this drunk.

A deep frown appeared on his face as Henry tried to figure out how was he supposed to take this man safely home.

"Stop drinking too much," Henry snatched the glass away from Neil before he sat down. A cursing word escaped his lips. "How did you drink this much in just a few minutes?" He picked up the half-emptied bottle in front of him and turned his head quickly at Neil. A few cursing words escaped his lips again.

"Give me that," Neil tried to snatch back the bottle and failed. He raised his head and looked at Henry with a piercing, cold gaze. "Henry give me back my drink."

"No. You're drunk."

"I'm not drunk."

"That's exactly what a drunkard would say."

Neil shot his friend a piercing look. "I'm not drunk. I have a high tolerance for alcohol and you know that very well."

Henry stared back at his friend and gritted his teeth. Indeed, even with the number of glasses that Neil had drunk, his friend did not seem as if he was drunk. His eyes were clear and focused. Or were they?

"You can't drink," Henry narrowed his eyes. The two of them continued to stare at each other for a while and Neil was the one who first backed down. "Drinking this much isn't going to help you," Henry pointed out as he put the bottle back on the table. He reached for clean glass and poured a glass off plain water. "Here, drink this."

Neil reached for the glass but did not drink it. He stared at the glass in silence as he was in deep thought. However, upon closer look, one would notice his hooded eyes and the sadness in his gaze.

After he met with Jennifer Jiang and Charles Tang, Neil was unable to stop thinking about his deceased brother. Neil was angry at how Adam and Claire had kept a secret from him. But when he thought of how the two were no longer around, Neil found that he could not be angry at them.

Adam knew that he would be in danger after he decided to work with Jennifer. Because of that, Adam chose not to let him know about what he was investigating. Adam did not want to put him in danger. 

While Claire… the only reason she got involved in this messy situation was that she would stick to her husband and it would be impossible for Adam to keep a secret from his wife.

At this time, Neil really wished that the first whistleblower would come to meet him to report the director's wrongdoing instead. 

If the whistleblower came and find him first, then perhaps, Adam would not be in danger. Adam and Claire would not die and Hazel would have a complete family.

But he also knew that the reason the whistleblower had come to see Adam was that he was more approachable than him. Neil was famous for his iceblock character. Who would dare to approach him and report such things to him?

Various thoughts came to his mind and each of them only made Neil drown in guilt. 

He could not stop thinking of 'what if' and 'if only' things were a little different.

Those thoughts only tormented him further and soon, Neil battled to snatch the bottle of liquor from Henry.

…

Edith glanced at the clock and frowned before she walked over to the entrance. Henry's face appeared before her as soon as she opened the door. 

"Miss Qian," Henry greeted and flashed a smile. "Sorry for my intrusion." He shifted his gaze to the man beside him and let out a helpless sigh.

Edith followed his gaze and her eyes wavered when she saw Neil who was carried by Henry. The two of them had shared a few drinks a few times, but this was the first time that Edith had seen Neil this drunk. If Henry was not supporting him, Neil would not be able to stand at all.

"How is he?" She took a step back to make some space, "Please, come in first."

"He's exactly as you see. He's drunk," Henry spoke with a helpless tone. He dragged the unconscious Neil into the house and paused. "Do you want me to take him to the bedroom?"

Edith nodded. "Yes. Please." She then led Henry to the bedroom and watched as Henry put Neil on the bed. A sigh escaped her as Edith watched his boyfriend continue to be in a deep sleep. 

Turning to Henry, Edith then led him out and accompanied him downstairs.

"I should go now," Henry said. "Miss Qian, will you be alright to look after Neil by yourself?"

"I'll be fine."

"Don't worry, Neil did not have a strange or obnoxious habit while he was drunk."

Edith forced a smile at Henry's words. "But, what happened to him? The meeting with Miss Jiang… it didn't go well?"

Henry stared back at Edith in surprise. Judging from her words, Henry knew that Neil had mentioned Adam and Claire's death to Edith. Henry was not expecting that his friend would share this matter with Edith.

At the thought that Neil had really liked and trust Edith, Henry felt a little more at ease.

"It went well," Henry said. "But if you wanted to know what happened, you should ask Neil when he woke up."

Edith nodded. "I understand."

The two of them exchanged a few more words and Henry left after reminding Edith that she should give him a call if she needed his help. Once the door was shut, Edith returned to the bedroom and looked at the man sprawled on the large bed. With a helpless sigh, Edith walked over to him to help him get comfortable in his sleep.

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