Chapter 27. The Dinner

Dexter

"I thought that this meeting would never hold," Emilia chirped as she jumped into the passenger car beside me. "I guess everyone needs to learn the art of persistence, after all." She giggled, while I snorted loudly and interrupted the next thing she had to say.

"You can decide to be quiet throughout this journey. It won't be a crime, trust me." I grunted, angry that I had to be beside her when Lorraine and I were supposed to be celebrating.

The show was a huge success and even though it wasn't the main event, we were having a lot of deals according to the sales department report.

Victoria buzzed in from behind us, "Don't be too harsh on my friend, Dex. She didn't force you to make a promise."

I slanted a questioning look at Emilia who quickly showed me a zipped lip sign. A sigh escaped my lips as I started the engine. If I found out that she said any word about our conversation to anyone, not only would the deal be off, but I'd deal with he