“I’ll send him to Serenity’s place. She’ll take care of him.”

Josh wanted to help his best friend out.

Duncan reminded him, “Zachary is drunk and spewing nonsense. If he said those words he said earlier in front of Serenity, it would be adding insult to injury.”

Josh paused. “I’ll send him to Wildridge Manor.”

Duncan had no problem with that.

The three of them left the bar. Duncan helped Zachary into Josh’s car, said a few words, and watched Josh drive away. Then, he called for a cab for himself.

On the way back to York’s residence, Zachary occasionally yelled a few times. One moment, it was “Serenity, I love you. Don’t leave me.” The next moment, it was, “What else do you want from me? It’s not like I need you.”

He kept repeating those words.

It was a fight between his love and ego. His love prevailed one moment, and his ego the next.

More than an hour later, Josh’s car arrived at Wildridge Manor.

He called Grandma May in advance, so she waited for him at the entrance of the