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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.

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

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

to make it up to me for yesterday

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

how rude that

I’ll go out with you for

“Yes!” Clark grinned.

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stopped by Kris’s office, and seeing how sunken his friend’s eyes looked, he was

remember the last time he ate a proper meal other than coffee, Alden

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

restaurant.

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

tasted as good as Alden claimed, then he wouldn’t know because his mind was occupied by so many thoughts his tongue couldn’t even do its

properly for days. That’s unhealthy. You know I love you, so I can’t watch you do this to yourself,” Alden said, blowing air kisses at him.

was a tough man but could be too sappy sometimes.

and lifted it to Kris’s mouth. “Come on, open wide for

Kris glared at him, smacking his hand

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

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

“Smoke hasn’t found

suddenly inefficient simply because he made you think Thalassa and Zeke Mathews were lovers? He never

teeth. “Do you want to start paying

“Of course not.”

stop defending him.”

more bothered than he was at the moment, but he was so wrong. Just a few minutes later, Thalassa and Clark Morgan walked into the

he secured a date with her,” Alden said with mock admiration, which only served to

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

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 on Clark.

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