CHAPTER 6

Lu ended the call and turned to face Richard who has been watching her make the call with a scorn on his face. "You should wipe that look on your face, it's ugly."

He rolled his eyes. "So, what's the update?"

A coy smile played on Lu's lips. She turned away from him, walking to the window. "Well, Richard, not like my job is any of your business, seeing that I don't also report to you." She shot him a look to make sure he got her message. "But if you must know, we're going out for lunch tomorrow. Now that you know, please leave my office, some of us have a job to do around here. Also, I have to get ready for my lunch date."

But Richard didn't move, instead he took a step closer to Lu. "I know you always think you are the best-"

"Think?" She scoffed. "No Richards, it's you who think you are the best, which you're not. I know I'm the best, which I am." She clicked her tongue at the annoyed look on his face. "But if you won't leave my office, I guess I Cal leave it for you. Try not to touch anything or sniff around." She took her bag and walked away, leaving him behind.

On her way out the building, she brought out her phone and dialed. "Hey, are you around?" Lu spoke into the phone, reaching into her bag to grab her car key.

"Not really, but if you need me, I'll be there." It was Khalil, her childhood and closest friend. Khalil and Lu were raised in the same orphanage and were both taken in by Sir John. "Where are you?"

"Leaving the dome." The dome was where they operate. Sir John had the place built after his third successful operation. They had been there for years now, though it was far more modernized now than it was years ago. "Meet me at home, we're going shopping. I have a date.

"What?" Khalil exclaimed. "You have a date with who?" He tried his best not to sound jealous, but he was fooling no one. Khalil had been in love with Kelly for years. As a child, he had always wanted to be close to her and had thought that it was just because she was nice to him, but as a teenage boy, the feelings grew and got deeper. Kelly knew of his feelings also, but she was grateful that he hadn't brought it up yet. She only considered him a friend and didn't want that friendship ruined. "Who do you have a date with?" He asked again.

"It's the new target Khalil." Her tone had gone lower now because she was in the street now. When she got into her car, she sighed stretching her legs out before speaking again. "His name is Felix and according to Sir John, he has a fat wallet." She giggled. "He's also really beautiful. But it's just for work," she added that part quickly. "It's not like it's a real date or anything, but still, I have to look nice."

"Fine, I'll come meet you, just text me the address."

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They had ended up buying a simple red dress, Lu had wanted to go for something more revealing and seducing, but Khalil had to remind her that the persona she was playing is Kelly, a charity organizer, not Kim, the stripper from Brooklyn.

"The black dress was still nice," she said to him as he drove her back to her apartment.

"It was too tight, short and revealing."

Kelly wanted to ask him why he cared so much, but decided not to. She was trying her best to avoid any awkward conversations between them. So far she has been successful, she didn't plan to ruin that now.

"So, how have you been?" Khalil asked after they had been walking together in silence.

"Good."

He glanced at her before looking back at the road. "Good? When are you ever just 'good'?"

"Now Khalil, I'm good now. I mean, what isn't good in everything that's going on? This deal is going to bring a whole lot of money in and who knows, maybe after this I could get that vacation I've always wanted on some...fancy Island? Or a beautiful place in a country I don't know exist."

Khalil chuckled at that. "Classic Lu."