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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.

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

What was the best way to tell him he was wasting his time? She had no interest in having anything to do with him

make it up to me for yesterday when you refused to see me,” he

had left her too shattered to deal with anyone, so she’d asked for her appointments to be canceled and told Juana

she realized how rude that must have seemed.

out with you for

“Yes!” Clark grinned.

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and seeing how sunken his friend’s eyes looked, he was

meal other than coffee, Alden insisted that they go out to eat

with shit? It’s pretty tasty,” Alden observed later as they were

restaurant.

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told you that I wasn’t hungry,” Kris pointed out, his

he wouldn’t know because his mind was

so I can’t watch you do this

scrunched his face. Alden was a tough man but could be too

you.” Alden cut a part of his steak and lifted it to Kris’s mouth. “Come on, open wide for daddy.”

glared at him, smacking his hand

burst into laughter that was loud enough to draw attention to them. Kris looked around

tell me, how are the investigations going?” Alden questioned. “Has

but he stopped himself. “Smoke hasn’t found a thing. He has become so inefficient. I think I should fire him and get another investigator.”

think Thalassa and Zeke

you want to start paying his salary? I can call him

“Of course not.”

stop defending him.”

minutes later, Thalassa and Clark Morgan walked into the restaurant. Since he was facing the door, he saw

quickly he secured a date with her,” Alden said with

to a table. Clark pulled a chair back for her, and she sat down with a smile.

blue dress that had to be one of her designs. She broke their eye contact, looking away like he was just another

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