After the competition, Joshua offered to give Thalassa a ride home, but she politely declined.
As she watched Joshua's car pull away, Thalassa lowered her lashes, about to hail a cab, when a smooth voice stopped her. "Thalassa."
Turning around, Thalassa caught sight of Callum approaching her with a gentle smile.
She blinked in mild surprise. "Mr. Gordon, you haven't left yet?"
"I was waiting for you," Callum replied, his eyes twinkling with a neighborly warmth.
"Waiting for me?" Thalassa echoed, puzzled.
give you a lift. Saw you almost got into Mr.
"Mr. Gordon, so formal, waiting around
would be all mine," Callum replied, the picture of a gentleman. "Skipping out on my private invite to compete, huh? Strutting your stuff in
smoothly shifted the conversation to
designer. Even if I create the perfect piece, it's tough to make sales. I wouldn't want to cause
business side as you, we'd all
driven around, but before she could refuse,
car, especially since she was eager to know more
way, Thalassa finally spoke up. "Thanks for earlier. Without
this point, aren't we?" Callum
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