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Chapter 66

“Clark Morgan is here again, Thalassa,” Juana informed Thalassa over the phone.

Thalassa sighed. “Okay, let him in.”

A few seconds later, the man stepped into the office, wearing his usual beaming smile. “If the mountain doesn’t bother to call Muhammad, then Muhammad will look for the mountain.”

Thalassa rolled her eyes. “I don’t think that’s how the saying goes.”

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“Yeah, whatever. You understood what I meant,” Clark said making himself comfortable in one of the visitor

chairs.

“Are you here for something in particular?” Thalassa asked

He frowned slightly. “You told me I could come here.”

“I don’t think you would come just to stare at my face.”

He grinned. “I mean, that wouldn’t be bad. I could stare at that face all day. It’s brighter than the sun.”

“If it were actually brighter than the sun, then you wouldn’t be able to look at it.”

“Ugh,” Clark let out an exaggerated groan. “I’m trying to flirt here, woman.”

Thalassa couldn’t help but smile, which pleased him.

“Good, I’ve made you smile again. That means you’re going to have lunch with me,” he declared proudly.

“No,” Thalassa instantly burst his bubble.

a pout. “Oh, why not? I know it’s your lunchtime now because I asked your

his time? She had no interest in having anything to do with him or anyone else.

least you’ve got to make it up to me for yesterday when

guilty. Yesterday, her confrontation with Kris had left her too shattered to deal with anyone, so she’d asked for her appointments to be canceled and told Juana to inform anyone who came to see her that she was too busy, even when she was told it

how rude that must

out with you for lunch.”

“Yes!” Clark grinned.

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and

proper meal other than coffee, Alden insisted that they go out

the food like it’s made with shit? It’s pretty tasty,” Alden observed later as they were

restaurant.

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wasn’t hungry,” Kris pointed out, his voice filled with annoyance.

he wouldn’t know because his mind was occupied by

unhealthy. You know I love you, so I can’t watch you do this to yourself,” Alden said, blowing

tough man

steak and lifted

him,

loud enough to

investigations going?” Alden questioned. “Has your investigator found anything

hair, but he stopped himself. “Smoke hasn’t found a thing.

only gave him the job two days ago. And how is he suddenly inefficient simply because he made you think Thalassa and Zeke Mathews were lovers? He never even said those words. You were the one who thought that

to start paying his salary? I can call

“Of course not.”

stop defending

was so wrong. Just a few minutes later, Thalassa and Clark Morgan walked into the restaurant. Since he was facing the

applaud him for how quickly he secured

and she sat down with a smile. The chair she

blue dress that had to be one of her designs. She broke their eye contact, looking away like he was just another person in the restaurant as she focused her gaze

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