When Family Became a Place I Couldn’t Return To novel Chapter 134

“What?” Nelly blinked, not understanding.

The man’s voice sounded soft, a little lazy, like he barely had any energy left.

“I’m at Neon Hour. Room forty-seven.”

She hesitated. “Are you drunk?”

“Come here. I want to talk to you.”

Brody ignored her question, just kept mumbling to himself.

He sounded really down, way more emotional than usual. Clearly, he’d been drinking a lot.

Nelly rolled her eyes. “If you have something to say, just say it. It’s late. I’m not going out.”

“Hurry up. My head hurts.”

Brody took a long breath and then simply hung up.

Nelly stared at her phone for a few seconds, a little amused despite herself.

Was Brody really picking her out of everyone to witness his drunken mess?

Brody always drank and smoked, but in all the years she’d known him, Nelly had never seen him lose control. Maybe he really was a bad drunk after all.

Still, she put her phone down and went back to what she was doing, not giving it another thought.

About an hour later, her phone rang again. Brody’s name flashed on the screen.

She let it go. He called again. After a few more calls, she got fed up and just turned her phone off.

But that wasn’t the end of it. Half an hour later, her doorbell rang.

Nelly checked the camera and saw Alan standing outside.

“Mr. Garland’s really drunk. Could you please come check on him?” Alan said through the intercom.

Nelly didn’t open the door. She pressed the button to reply. “What does his drinking have to do with me?”

This was getting ridiculous.

Honestly, Alan felt pretty awkward too.

Brody had a business dinner that night. Alan was just supposed to pick him up. When he got there, he found Brody completely wasted.

Usually, Brody was the center of these events. Nobody would ever dare to pressure him to drink. But for some reason, he’d knocked back a ton of alcohol. By the time Alan arrived, only one nervous executive was left in the room.

The guy said Brody had been drinking quietly since the meal started. Later, whenever anyone toasted him, he’d drink three shots for every one they took. It was so obvious Brody was deliberately getting himself drunk, and nobody dared stop him.

When Alan tried to get him to leave, Brody just kept asking if Nelly was there yet.

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