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.

as the bad boy in school, one that nobody dares to mess with. So it’s actually an interesting feeling to see such a warm, friendly laugh from a guy like

starting to worry 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

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

I manage an awkward laugh, knowing this would come up. “There are…standard procedures

get to be here today. He is not seeing me because of my work. I have no name out there

Darn Knight just wouldn’t

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

nail on me, and I feel like there are throns

the moment when I can’t help but leave that seat, he says: “I didn’t think you’d be this nervous at an

embarrassment with surprise. So this is an

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034 A Good Story

pitch my ideas, but I saw it more of a deal than a serious chance for

cocks an eyebrow, smirking, “I mean, I WOULD be willing to pay handsomely for news like that, but I don’t think there is a need to

serious tone, but somehow I know he

He really wanted

expect that even in my

just feel bad not being able to deliver my promise in

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