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“I’m going to make dinner,” I announce, putting a halt to their bickering.
“Is he invited?” Jay cocks his head to Daniel like he’s a fly that won’t go away.
Daniel fixates him with a stare. “It’s one of the conditions for her keeping the job.”
“Nikki’s food is a luxury that not just anyone can afford.”
The corner of Daniel’s eye twitches and I’m not sure if it’s displeasure or amusement. “I can.”
“Do you pay her extra for it?”
“He does,” I answer on Daniel’s behalf as I put on my apron.
“How much extra? As much as the expensive restaurant you dine at?”
“Jay!”
“Well, it’s the same level. He has to pay well.”
“I will.” Daniel slides his gaze to me. “Double Katerina’s.”
My fingers pause on the strap and I stare at him, dumbfounded. Did he just say my food is worth double what Katerina—a professional chef with a few restaurant chains under her belt—cooks?
“Not enough?” Daniel muses. “Triple it then.”
Holy…
“Still not enough?”
“No, it’s fine,” I choke on the words.
“Silly.” Jay scrunches his nose at me. “You could’ve gotten more. Never say it’s enough.”
“That’s right. You’re intelligent,” Daniel tells him.
“I know.”
“How well do you do in school?”
“Genius level. Other kids can’t keep up with me.”
Daniel raises a brow. “I see arrogance runs in the family.”
My brother crosses his arms over his chest after releasing a fussy Lolli. “How well didyoudo in school?”
“Not well, but that doesn’t matter since I became a partner at twenty-nine. You just have to use the system to your advantage and fuck it over.”
“And how do you do that?”
“By continuing to be smart about it. You have the brain; just direct it toward the right path.”
I stand there in awe about the conversation between them. They’re even sitting down now, on the shabby sofa that seems so small with Daniel occupying it.
Lolli hops between them and, surprisingly, Daniel pets her. No clue why I thought he’d be indifferent to animals. Probably because he never had pets.
Jay laughs when our cat flips over, showing her belly to Daniel, which is a sign that she not only trusts him, but she also likes him.
Someone is entranced after their first meeting.
