Chapter 699

Xander threw his car keys to a valet and walked toward the private room on the second floor without another word. The second he opened the door, he was immediately hit with a strong smell of alcohol. When he saw that Xander had arrived, Benjamin quickly scooted over to the side to empty a space for Xander. "Xander, you're finally here. If you hadn't come to help us deal with all of this alcohol, we would all be goners and probably end up passing out here." Benjamin ate some grapes and pointed at a table filled with vodka shots. Xander was shocked and looked confusedly at Gerald, who was sitting in the middle of the room. "What on earth happened? What made someone like you, who rarely drinks, want to drink so much?" he asked. Xander sat beside Gerald as he spoke and picked up a vodka shot. He downed the shot in one go and continued, "Don't just focus on drinking your sorrows away. Since you've invited us all out, you might as well tell us what happened. You might feel better afte