Zachary answered in a mild manner, “I’m a nocturnal person. I’m not usually home at this hour.”
He adjusted his schedule and was in the same time zone as the majority of people in the city after he got married.
“Sit,” Julian said to Zachary. “This calls for some liquor. I brought out my good alcohol.”
There was a bottle of liquor and two glasses on the coffee table. Judging by the alcohol in the glasses, the cousins had been drinking.
Zachary rejected. “Thank you, but my wife doesn’t like me drinking. She’s not keen on the alcohol stench. I rarely drink when I go socializing now.”
Julian was dumbstruck at first, but he soon burst into laughter.
“Josh said the power of love has changed you. Now I believe him. You have changed a lot, Mr. York.”
Zachary was not one to say no to alcohol during business engagements.
He took a glance at Josh, smiled, and replied, “Josh doesn’t drink much now either. He stopped smoking too.”
Josh jumped in. “Jasmine hates the smell of tobacco.”
Julian said, “Can you two be considerate of me? You don’t have to flex your relationship with me. I don’t even have a girlfriend.”
The pair turned their gaze to Julian. Josh uttered, “That’s where you’re wrong, Julian. Zachary and I aren’t flexing. He’s an uxorious husband while I’m only taking notes from Zachary about wearing the pants in the house.”
Julian did not hold back on dashing Josh’s dream. “You can forget about wearing the pants. I think your wife will be the one calling the shots.”
Now that Josh and Jasmine’s engagement was coming up, Jasmine was already a part of the family in the Buchams’ eyes.
“Zachary and I are out of the singleton market. It’s your turn next. Your parents must be worried sick when you’re going to tie the knot. Tell us what your type is. We can recommend someone suited for you.”
Josh fervently asked Julian about his type because Jasmine was interested to know.
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