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Much to my chagrin.
“Time is subjective.” Oliver shrugged beneath the Hulk’s diligent fingers. “Point is, you earned your spot in the doghouse. Enjoy the canine snacks.”
I shot him a look. “You’re an insult to the species.”
He raised his smug face from the face hole and smirked at me. “Now use this same energy to grovel your life away, Zachary.”
“I do not grovel.”
“You’ve been glancing at that Go board like a photo of a lost loved one.”
That was because the little witch hadn’t even bothered making a move this morning, and it was her turn.
She never missed a move.
“I. Will. Not. Grovel.”
What did groveling even look like? What did he expect me to do?
“Better clean that mess up.”
How?
“For the last time, I do not?—”
Oliver waved me away, sticking his head back in the hole. “Natalie, hey, yoo-hoo. Please make yourself useful and bring me another cocktail.”
Icouldn’t find Farrow.
She’d gone missing since last night’s engagement party, not bothering to show up to work in the morning.
By the time Oliver left, I’d convinced myself she’d gotten cold feet and moved back to Seoul without handing in her two-week notice. After all, irresponsibility seemed right up her alley.
I sulked, barked at Natalie to find her, reviewed the surveillance cameras again, then finally resorted to showing up at Vera’s doorstep.
The entire drive there, I told myself this wasn’t about missing her. This was entirely about accountability. An employee of mine had taken a leave of absence without giving me notice.
I refused to let her get away with it.
When I pulled up the Ballantine driveway, double-parking in front of a Mercedes, it became clear that Farrow hadnotmoved to Seoul.
Two shiny roadsters flanked her dirty old Prius, barely leaving room for her to slip inside.
The entry door swung open before I cut the engine. One of the sisters—for the life of me, I couldn’t remember which was which—rushed to my door, gasping at the sight of me.
I popped it open, using the heavy metal to force her away.
“Mr. Sun.” She batted her lashes, pushing her tits out as she arched over my hood. Another thing to disinfect once I returned home. “How can I help you?”
You can vanish into the ether.
I kicked the door shut behind me. “I’m looking for your sister.”
“Reggie?” Her expression melted into a grimace. “She’s in New York, shopping for the season. I don’t even know why. She’s too short for anything worth wearing.”
“Not Reggie. The one who is not a complete waste of space.”
I’d forgotten her family completely disowned her.
