The two men accepted the cigarettes and cautioned, "Mr. Bastille, please behave yourself."

Morgan acknowledged their warning with a nod, and Josie was granted access to the courtyard house.

Morgan gave the back of her neck a playful squeeze and said, "I knew you had ulterior motives."

Josie, tired of pretending, met his gaze and asked, "Morgan, you have a secret, don't you?"

After taking the last puff of his cigarette, Morgan said, "You know I'll sign the agreement one way or the other for you sake, so you don't have a reason to follow me all the way here. There is, of course, another possibility: you're in love with me. But of course, I dismissed that idea immediately."

Josie didn't know what to say. He sure is self-aware.

Josie glanced into the room. "Who's in there?"

"Stop asking," he said.

"Then I'll go in myself."

She was about to step inside when Morgan grabbed her. "Do you have a death wish?"

her eyes in confusion when a voice echoed from

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grabbed Josie's hand and

of woody fragrance mingling with the scent of women's perfume that was slightly overpowering

on all four sides of a square table. An elderly bigwig held a

were clearly surprised to see Morgan bring a woman

hair seated at the head of the table

I had to appease her." Morgan, with his

moment, Josie didn't know what to

she bowed respectfully.

So this is your type, huh? It's no wonder you're never interested

into his seat and signaled for Josie to draw

that's not it. I just feel like settling down as I grow older. I might as well choose someone whose family background matches mine.

drew the Ace

behind Morgan and saw that he had a straight in his hand of cards, but instead of playing

as Lionel

since Josie's status matched his, she

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