Chapter 436 Billionaire's Lies

• The bar was abuzz, the glasses clinking, the drone of muted voices hanging on the air. It was one of those nights to keep the bar going, the regular Friday-night drinkers electric with the promise of the weekend. But amidst all the hubbub, Saben sat alone, his whiskey unmoved, his head a million miles away. His co-workers' banter buzzed around him, yet it could not reach him. He wasn't there, his mind absorbed in fantasies about Jenny.
• It was weeks since that awful meeting, since he had finally spoken the truth to Jenny too late. She was no longer in his life, and now he was to suffer the repercussions of what he had done.
• "You're completely checked out, man," his friend said, playfully jostling him. "Everything okay?"