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 out of bed.

to wait for you down here

fifteen minutes.” I quickly washed up, changed

car, boldly parked under the porte–cochere. He was leaning casually against it, head slightly dipped.

Ijogged over. “Let’s go.”

his watch casually. “Not

implying I

and smiled. “Take

ready to hop into the back of

Webster, mind playing chauffeur? He stopped the door with one hand and gestured toward the driver’s seat with

comfortably settled himself into

choosers. That was why he sent me the location to the Myers Mansion, making

his lack of chivalry, when

of his head, he was

This guy must’ve been a sleep–deprived ghost in his past

up on the accelerator and

Myers Mansion, a grand estate nestled on a hillside, its serene gardens reminiscent of classic countryside estates. And the person in

tapped his

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