Henry Moreland turns into a chatterbox when he's drunk, babbling on about many things.
Alan Moreland orders a cocktail, sipping it slowly while he rubs his ear calluses.
It was only after Henry Moreland had fallen asleep that Alan Moreland's ears regained peace.
Looking at the time on his phone, it was almost midnight, and the school's curfew had long been in place, so Alan Moreland decided to take a cab to bring him back to South Hill Villa.
Just as he was supporting Henry Moreland into the living room, Amelia Clarke came downstairs wearing a coat.
Seeing her eldest son drunk and slumped like a pile of mud, Amelia Clarke frowned, "How did you drink so much?"
Alan Moreland replied, "Heartbreak."
"Because of Olivia?"
Henry Moreland never hid his affection for Olivia Yorke; the family was well aware.
Alan Moreland laughed, "I don't know what happened, let's not talk about it now, I'll take him to his room, he's too heavy."
