034 A Good Story

Scarlett’s POV

“Sorry!” I blurt, taking my eyes off his table, even more nervous, “It’s just…I mean…”

I can feel my ears burning up. I’m lousy at this kind of stuff. I’d choose to deal with writing over people any time of the week, especially a businessman like him.

“Relax, I was just joking,” He laughs, reaching out for a handshake, “I don’t imagine you’d be interested in it.”

I don’t know how to answer this out–of–nowhere comment that seems to have some deeper meaning behind it, so I choose to ignore it and answer the one before that:

“Thanks for the concern. The trip isn’t so bad,” I take his hand, adding when he cocked his eyebrows lightly, “I took the subway over, for that exact reason.”

He laughs.

to mess with. So it’s actually an interesting feeling to see such a warm,

that you weren’t coming.” He pulls the chair out for me before going back to his own seat across the table, “after all, there is no news coming out of the ‘Z House”

building is known as the “Z house” for its special, mischievous

awkward laugh, knowing this would come up. “There are…standard procedures still, but I can guarantee

my divorce news is the only reason why I get to be here today. He is not seeing me because of my work. I have no name out there in this field, nor any experience.

Knight just

the reason why I waited was also for that. Yet two “two to three days” passed and there was not even a piece of word from him. I can’t help but wonder if the delay is only because he saw my text to Adrian and he is just

I feel like there are throns growing out of my

that seat, he says: “I didn’t

words replace my embarrassment with surprise. So this is

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034 A Good Story

ideas, but I saw it more of

mean, I WOULD be willing to pay handsomely for news like that,

I know

really wanted to

to expect that even in my wildest

better, “I guess I just feel bad not being

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