152| A NEW IDENTITY

LILIYA

Inker and Jane watched Dice walk away, and when he was far off, they turned to me and lifted their brows inquisitively.

I shrugged and said, "It's probably some documents he wants me to work on, you know how much of a workaholic he is."

I walked towards my desk and arranged the files on the left side of the table, then turned back to face them. They had obviously believed the lie… which could also not be a lie, because I had a hunch, but I was not completely sure that those papers contained what I felt it would.

"Oh yeah, I understand. Sometimes I wonder why you chose to work here, of all places. Your dad has a branch here in New York, too." Inker recited the same boring anthem she was used to reciting. I ignored it, and instead, offered them seats next to mine.

When I looked at Louis, his whole attention was on the laptop, but I was sure that he was listening in on the whole thing, and since he did not really like my friends, same with Pablo, I was sure that he would definit