Chapter 65

Lucas bought some gifts after he left the Pama Group building, and then he went straight to James to apologize to him. James had apologized to Wayne out of respect for him, but that didn't mean he was fine with Lucas having a brawl at his party and ruining it. Because of that, James' attitude toward Lucas wasn't that great. With a big grin, he forced Lucas to "taste" quite a few bottles of strong liquor. Lucas was in the wrong, so he kept smiling apologetically, so much so that the injury on his face hurt. The alcohol was burning his stomach, but he could not stop. All he could do was endure it and not say a word about it. Lucas spent a few hours at James' office before he left, staggering as he walked. He was seeing double as he looked at the street lights. He looked up for a moment and felt worried about the situation on Jasper's end. He wondered if Jasper's explanation had gotten through to Miranda. Lucas texted Jasper but didn't get a reply after a long time. He couldn't wait