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I get up, and with a smile, I say, “It was a pleasure meeting you. Have a great day.”
Director Koslov returns my smile. “The pleasure was mine, Miss Dubois.”
When we walk out of the office, I shove my new cell phone into my handbag. Then I smell food. “Is there a restaurant on the premises?”
“Yes.” Max glances at me. “Are you hungry?”
I give him an incredulous look. “Is that a stupid question?”
The corner of his mouth lifts for a slight moment. “My mistake.”
He leads me to a dining hall and pulls a chair out for me. When I sit down, I glance at the other guests who are enjoying lunch.
There are some scary-looking people, and I quickly turn my attention to my man, who I consider the most badass.
I pick up a menu and peruse the selection of dishes. “I’ll have an open beef and mustard sandwich and a coke.”
When a waiter comes to our table, Max gives my order and only asks for a glass of water for himself.”
“Not hungry?” I ask.
He shakes his head. “Let me have your phone so I can get everything set up for you.”
I quickly take the device from my handbag and hand it over to him.
Max moves his chair closer to mine so I can see what he does. He accesses St. Monarch’s app, and after I key in the numbers Papa gave me in the letter, he shows me how the dashboard works.
Luckily, I memorized the numbers. I thought they were a bank account number and not a passcode.
Max returns the phone to me then says, “In the finance section, you’ll see the account your father had set up for you.”
I go into the section, and a wave of sadness hits when I see Papa transferred a large sum into the account. He wanted to make sure I would never lack anything.
Oh, Papa. I’d much rather have you with me but thank you for taking care of me.
I exit the finance section and click on ‘Track & Trace.”
My lips curve into a smile when I see the map showing a red dot at our location.
“I like that I can keep an eye on you,” I tease Max.
He rests his arm on the chair behind me and leans into me. “Now there’s no getting away from me.”
Chapter 35
Max
While Cami’s enjoying her sandwich, my eyes lock on Rusnak as he walks into the dining hall.
No fucking wonder I haven’t been able to find him. He’s been hiding at St. Monarch’s.
“Stay here,” I order Cami. “I’ll be back in a couple of minutes.”
“Where are you going?” she asks.
“To talk to someone,” I answer as I get up.
As I walk to Rusnak, he glances in my direction, then a wide fucking smile spreads over his face. “Maxim, what a surprise.”
