Chapter 24. The Pandemonium

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Why is she in the office, anyway? Did she have breakfast yet? Probably, she must have.

“Is something wrong?” Vicky asked, my cue that her patience was wearing out and I needed to put my phone away. I’m not too against it because the sooner we could get this breakfast over, the faster I could get back to the office. I shoved my phone into my pocket, just enough so it doesn’t fall out,

Sending her one final text before doing so.

‘Should I get her some croissants on the way? She liked those the last time,’

I smiled, “Nothing, Samurai—I mean, a friend, you know, Calis, right? Seems like he’s going through some tough times. He just asked me to have drinks tonight,” I lied.

She pursed her lips. The subtle annoyance at the mention of his name cursed through her face, “Calis is the one with the daughter, right?” she asked, and I nodded. She clicked her tongue, “I’m w