Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort

He was short but he carried himself with great pride. The boy’s handsome face made Zachary wonder where he had seen this face in the past.

The boy’s clear eyes, full of wariness and wit, were fixed on Zachary.

“Who is he?” Robbie pointed at Zachary.

“He’s our boss.” Ben then said, “Boy, did you meet a man in black at the playground in the basement level of Grand Plaza? Did he give a pretty silver box to you? Like this one.”

Ben unlocked his phone and was about to show Robbie the photo when Robbie huffed, “No.”

He did not even look at the photo, choosing to turn his head to the side.

“Hold on. Look at it first.”

“It’s a no even if I look at it.” Robbie folded his arm and asserted, “I have a great memory, and I never forget anything I see. I have never met anyone in black, and no one gave me anything. You’ve made a mistake.”

look. “That man in black is a thief. He

“You

give it back to

said, nothing like this ever happened.” Robbie interrupted. He questioned the man instead. “If it’s something so important, why would the man give it to a kid?

he clicked onto the security footage on

He looked away, but his gaze returned to the screen. Registering

video, a man in black rushed out of the

in his pocket, and he was strolling. On his shoulder was a small green parrot.

in less than a minute, Robbie noticed the man shoving something into

might not see it clearly. Let me slow it down for

the speed of the video and zoomed into the man’s hand. In

don’t need to slow it down. I can see

the video back to its

several men in suits rushed after him, and the man in black

ground for a while before he took out the small box from his