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“But you know soht?”

“Yeah”

“Hello, and you are?” he asked, turning to Ana in a way that could only be considered creepy

“Ana White,” she said, offering her hand to shake

“I think I re it, “we et a face like that”

“Thanks,” she said, though her face was turning red

“She’s your secretary, right, Tuck?”

“Personal assistant,” I corrected “And mind your manners around her”

“Wow, touchy You two aren’t boinkin’ or anything, are ya?”

We both reh Aaron had us and he knew it The grin he gave would make the Cheshire Cat tell him to scale it back a bit

“I wonder ould happen if that got out,” he said “Jack wouldn’t be happy for dah it okay but her? I shudder to think of the consequences”

“Are you black it literally as a question

“Oh, no, no of course not Though, if you could look the other way in terreat It would be so unfortunate for news of you two to soet back to the investors A lot of them are pretty conservative, aren’t they? Anyway, I’ll let you two get back at it Breakfast, and whatever else you’re doing together,” he said

He gave a sleazy little wink and strode back to his table where the assistantfor him Apparently, he’d had the same idea to come here and avoid the lockdown

Ana tried to be brave, but the facade was falling With a sob, she buried her face in both hands

“Hey,” I said, putting a hand on her shoulder, “I’o back to the room?”

“O-okay,” Ana said, trying to get a hold of herself