Goodbye, Mr. Ex: I've Remarried Mr. Right novel Chapter 1925

At Jordan's 43rd birthday party, everyone drank heavily.

Past 40, they loved gatherings like this. They always shared old stories over drinks.

Lillian and Solomon didn't care for their chatter. During these dinners, they whispered about how the adults just loved booze and big talk.

Jordan stepped onto the balcony to smoke, his head fuzzy from too much wine. He pulled out a small bottle without thinking.

Back at the lab, he had tried the medicine too under William's encouragement.

He always thought he loved Debra, though it was just a quiet crush he never confessed. But youthful passion stuck with him into adulthood, even middle age.

But in the dream, he only saw Andrew. It turned out Andrew was the one who mattered most to him.

He even wanted to have that dream again.

"Uncle Jordan, why aren't you inside? Uncle Randy wants to toast you," Lillian said, appearing behind him.

Jordan hadn't tucked the bottle away.

Lillian's eyes landed on it, and she was attracted to its odd design.

That was William's way of catching attention.

Jordan slipped it into his pocket and ruffled her hair. "Heading in now."

She fixed it, grumbling, "I told you a million times. Don't mess with my hair."

"Alright, alright," Jordan chuckled.

The wild edge he once had was gone, replaced by the maturity Andrew wanted for him.

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