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.

school, one that nobody dares to mess with. So it’s actually an interesting feeling to see such a warm, friendly laugh from a

to his own seat across the table, “after all, there is no news coming out of

is known as the “Z house”

I manage an awkward laugh, knowing this would come up. “There are…standard procedures still, but I can guarantee a scoop for you

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.

Sebastian Darn Knight just wouldn’t deliver those damn

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 delaying

and I feel like there

that seat, he says: “I didn’t think you’d be this nervous at an

my embarrassment with surprise. So

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034 A Good Story

pitch my ideas, but I saw it more of a

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

says with a serious tone, but somehow I know he

wanted to hear

dare to expect that even

guess I just feel bad not being able to deliver my

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