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?”

“Ramona wants to

Caught off guard and yawning myself, I crawled

to do than to

I quickly washed up, changed my clothes, grabbed

under the porte–cochere. He was leaning casually against it, head slightly dipped. playing with a lighter in his hand,

Ijogged over. “Let’s go.”

He glanced at his watch casually.

was implying

an eyebrow and smiled. “Take that as a compliment on my

hop into the

with one hand and gestured

he comfortably settled himself into

me the location to

his lack of chivalry,

a tilt of his head,

thought, This guy must’ve been a sleep–deprived ghost in

accelerator and brake, driving more

the Myers Mansion, a grand estate nestled on a hillside, its serene gardens reminiscent of

reached over and tapped

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