Chapter 97. Interested in You

Reyona pulled her mind away from silly thoughts when she realised that she had totally missed what he was saying to her.

She blinked at his amused face and quickly remembered what he had said before.

“You can just call me Dexter,” she said quickly.

"Dexter,” he said, as if he were rolling the name over his tongue. “I like it,” he said with a thoughtful nod to himself.

“Glad you do,” Reyona said sarcastically.

“I was wondering when that would come out,” he said as he reached for the folder on the table.

“When what will come out?” she asked.

“The biting comment. I think I missed it.” 

Reyona smiled relunctantly.

She couldn’t believe that there would be a day that she would use the phrase at ease in the same breath with him but at the moment, that was what she felt.

The jittery feeling she had as she tried so hard not to think of what was going on right then had somehow disappeared.

Maxwell pulled out the sheaf of papers i