~Lucien:“Looks like Ms. Bennett doesn’t fancy your knack for hectic exercises,” Red said after we’d watched Scarlett step inside the elevator across the lobby.“We did only five miles,” I told him as I took off my running jacket. Moving to one of the available couches, I perched onto it.“Looks like that did quite a number on her,” he said lazily, taking the chair across from me. “Why didn’t you take Natalia instead?”“She was asleep. Had too much to drink last night,” I said simply.Red scoffed and leaned back in the chair, placing his hands behind his head. “If you told her, you know she’d jump at the opportunity.”My gaze sharpened. I knew where this was going, and I wasn’t going to let it. “Alfred, are you here to piss me off? Because it’s working.”“Ah.” A grin played on his lips, and my eyes narrowed. There was nothing good about Red smiling, and especially not a whole grin. To prove my point, he continued. “Did Ms. Bennett question you too?”My jaw ticked, but I didn’t speak i
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