Chapter 523

Jeremy Walker said his piece and walked off with the girl in his arms. Just one door and a wall apart, and yet the noise Jeremy stirred up was impossible to ignore. Edward Ackerley had always been someone who indulged in women, and these past few days had felt like torture for him. The woman next to him leaned in sultrily, her voice teasing, “Eddie, come on, let's play. I wanna see just how good you are.” She slipped her finger into her mouth and bit it gently, her eyes flirtatious enough to make Edward’s blood boil. He reached out and grabbed the pills. Jeremy hadn’t given him much—just two. Not more, not less. The girl poured him a glass of water, and Edward, after hesitating for a split second, popped both pills into his mouth. He’d seen it himself—Jeremy took the exact same stuff, and the way he’d looked at those pills, like he was giving away gold. After downing the water, Edward sat there waiting for some sort of reaction. Five minutes later, he could feel the change, and the exc