Chapter 22

SEBASTIAN

“Dahlia? What are you doing here? And with him?”

“Hi…er…Seba… sorry, Boss. I-I didn’t know you’d be here,” she replies, and Loren intercepts her way in with sarcasm laced in her tone.

“Yeah, we also didn’t think we’d find you here. It’s funny how the strangest things happen to you, and you always find your way to the top without due processing.”

“I…” she stammers again.

“Mr. McCoy, I believe we’ve met. I’m Bob Flynn, the…”

“I know who you are. I just didn’t know you and my employee were…close.”

Flynn bursts into a snort while laughing. “Oh, yeah. Dahlia and I… we’re as close as close can get.”

“As close as close can get, I see…” I glance over at Dahlia, who has a shocked expression on her face.

“So… is this like a date for the both of you? Or… is Dahlia about to strike another deal?” Loren asks.

“No…”

“I guess you could say it is a date,” Bob cuts Dahlia off with the annoying huge grin on his face.

“We