Humphrey was well aware that Rhea was the cause of Darin’s daily gloom. His suggestion of hiring a stripper was an attempt to lift his friend’s spirits.

“No, let’s just continue drinking. Darin lifted his glass, and the two clinked their drinks together.

His mind went back to a moment when Rhea had taunted him at a temple, and he felt his mood sink further.

Darin glanced at Nancy, considering whether to engage her in conversation. But Humphrey gestured for him to let her be.

“I need some fresh air,” announced Nancy, standing up to leave the private room.

Out in the hall, amidst the crowd, she spotted a familiar face, Rhea.

Beside her stood a man who, Nancy could tell, wasn’t wealthy.

moved a bit

Rhea inquired softly, “Would

rounds, beamed as

a card from her purse, she

today, you’re my pet. Show up whenever I summon

Angela’s Library

tie,

man glanced at the card and

situation. Could this man be Rhea’s gigolo?

proximity,

spying on me?

insult, Nancy picked up her glass

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