Chapter 296

Although Gregory was all about dollars and cents, he booked me a room in the six–star hotel in Vista Town

I had plans to head back to RiverCity that very night, but Gregory, over the phone, said, “Till be heading to RiverCity tomorrow, I can give you a lift”

“Okay then.”

A ride in a Bentley wasn’t something you tum down.

The next day, I had hoped to sleep in but got rudely awakened by a call.

“Come down.” It was Gregory’s lax voice.

Woken up by him two days in a row, I couldn’t help but feel imitated. “Jesus, did you pull an all–nighter again?”

Gregory faked surprise. “Wow someone’s grumpy in the moming?”

I took a deep breath, forced it down, and smiled. “Not at all, just worried about you, Mr. Ford, what’s the early morning call for?”

Gregory yawned. “Ramona wants to see you”

off guard and yawning myself, I crawled out

“What else? You think I have nothing better to do than to wait for you down here because I’ve been secretly in love with you for

my clothes, grabbed my bag, and

casually against it, head slightly dipped. playing with a lighter in his hand, giving off this

over. “Let’s

in time.” He glanced at his watch casually. “Not a

was implying I

“Take that as a

into the

chauffeur? He stopped the door with one hand and gestured toward the driver’s

settled himself into the

sent me the location to the Myers Mansion, making me his driver by

around the car to the driver’s seat, about to complain about his lack of chivalry, when I

tilt of his head, he

been a sleep–deprived ghost

eased up on the accelerator and brake, driving

serene gardens reminiscent of classic countryside estates. And the person in the passenger seat was still deep in slumber.

and tapped his shoulder “Mr.

was no

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