Chapter 318
Yosef was always the most disciplined of the group. He only drank a little at business dinners. When they went out to bars together, he never touched a drop.
For him to act like this now, something must have gotten to him. Volker sighed. “Yosef, drowning in sorrows won’t solve anything you know?
“Just take your buddy’s advice and go ask Skylar straight up what’s going on between her and that guy.
“If it’s like the rumors say, at least you’ll know where you stand.”
“No way. She would never fall for that useless thing!” Yosef told himself. But even as he said this, doubt gnawed at him.
Yosef was afraid. Afraid he might be wrong. Perhaps someone indeed stood between him and Skylar.
‘Love does breed fear for us all,‘ he thought. Even when it came to love.
as
decisive and ruthless as Yosef could become hesitant and uncertain
Leyton shook his head slightly. Never had he seen Yosef look so utterly lost and despondent. ‘From love comes worry, from worry comes fear. Ah, perhaps expressing love is not his strongest suit.’
Leyton took a sip of his drink and advised, “Yosef, why lie to yourself? If you believed Skylar would never fall for someone like him, you wouldn’t be here drinking your sorrows away.
“Honestly, man, the best thing you can do right now is talk to her face to face and clear the air.
“Instead of guessing and overthinking, try to be more direct and talk things out honestly.”
Yosef wanted to confront her and get to the truth. But he felt he had no right to ask.
Cecil had zero experience with relationships and honestly had no idea how to comfort Yosef. He sighed, raised his glass, and said, “Yosef, my man, I’ve never been through anything like this either, so I don’t know what to say.
“All I can do is ride or die with my bro tonight. So, let’s drink ourselves until we get completely hammered!”
He leaned in, clinked glasses with Yosef, and gulped his drink in one go. The other two fell silent as well, drinking with them in quiet
support.
By the end of the night, Volker was the only one still sober. He was about to take Yosef home when a brilliant idea struck him.
Pulling out Yosef’s phone, he used facial recognition to unlock it, found the contact saved as “Wife,” and dialed the number.
“Yo, Skylar? This is Volker. Yosef knocked himself out, and I’ve got two other wasted guys to deal with. I can’t get him home. Could you please pick him up? I’ll wait.”
Skylar was momentarily stunned by the way he called her. “I’m not your sis. Stop opening your sentence with ‘Yo.‘ Will you?”
“Alright, noted. But you’re Skylar, right?” he asked.
“Yeah, that’s me.”
“Exactly. You’re Yosef’s wife, and I’m his bro. Doesn’t that make us close? Come on.”
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Skylar thought about it for a moment and sighed. “Whatever helps you sleep at night,” she said,
“Alright, Skylar, come quick. Yosef looks bad. I can’t talk now. I’ll send you the address ASAP Worried she might refuse, Volker hung up immediately and sent her the location.
Skylar stared at the address on her phone, feeling torn.
“Given how things are between me and Yosef, I’m not obliged to pick him up. Besides, he seems super drunk,” she mumbled.
“But if I just leave him there and something happens, Adam will be heartbroken.” After much deliberation, for Adam’s sake, Skylar decided to go.
She glanced at her sleeping Adam, changed out of her sleepwear into casual clothes, and set off to pick up Yosef.
Yosef was surprisingly docile after drinking, lying quietly on the couch without making a fuss. Skylar walked over and gently patted his cheek. “Wake up. Can you hear me?” she asked softly.
Yosef blinked, his eyes unfocused. “Skylar, is that you?” Before she could answer, he murmured to himself, “No, you can’t be Skylar She hasn’t forgiven me yet. Why would she come to see me on her own?”
AD
