Anna was ravenous, a side effect of the adrenaline rush from exertions earlier. She grabbed a stick of lamb kebab and devoured it with gusto. On the other hand, Aaron felt queasy and crouched to the side, trying to catch his breath.
And then there was Kenneth. The guy who seemed invincible in the car was now hugging a tree and retching his guts out.
Drifting was cool, sure, but it came with consequences.
After Kenneth's stomach had settled, Mark and Thomas, the last to hear the news, showed up.
"You okay, Aaron?" Mark was the first to check on Aaron, and concern filled his eyes.
Slightly irked yet not wanting to make a scene with an audience, Aaron subtly withdrew his hand. "I'm fine, really."
Seeing Aaron was indeed alright, Mark relaxed.
Mark didn't call out to the young master when he spotted Percival. Instead, he addressed Vivienne, "Vivienne, thanks for letting me know about Aaron." "No big deal." Vivienne continued munching on her kebab, her eyes briefly sizing Mark up before looking away.
Suddenly, Mark's phone rang. His expression darkened. "Got it, I'll be there."
Aaron caught the urgency in Mark's voice and asked, "What's up?"
"Some of our warehouses caught fire. I need to check it out." Mark glanced at Vivienne, who nodded silently, and he took off.
Percival handed Vivienne another kebab, a faint smile playing at the corners of his eyes.
"Tasty, but a bit charred," Vivienne commented, flicking the kebab with such finesse that it spun through the air and landed perfectly in a nearby trash can.
Even the most delicious food and the most valuable people become disposable with a single flaw.
Kenneth choked on his water at the sight, spraying a mist that caught Aaron full in the face.
what's wrong with
purpose!" Kenneth wiped
her hands. "Aaron, stick with Anna for the next few days.
and won't have time," Percival interjected, wrapping an
him a sidelong glance.
would say, "Jealous?
his teeth, knowing he had no ground to stand on, and cursed Percival
Vivienne," Aaron
Percival was currently without a job-a perfect candidate to
the Ellington Group, he said, "Percival,
took the driver's seat of another car.
to get
planned to leave him
still puzzled over the day's events and their
all seemed so
messages from
pushing for the real location.] Quincy: [The motorcycle wasn't mine. After finishing the job, I got orders to tail
this information, Vivienne could guess GTO's motives-to force
curled her lips in amusement. "Mr. Wolf, how's it
at Thomas, who looked glum at the
at
sighed, "Ma'am,
a ludicrous reason-leaving his post and carrying his service weapon to meet Percival, supposedly creating a public
restricted from acting on his own
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