ALEXANDERThen, he suddenly smiled at me, his eyes narrowing slightly as he said smoothly, “Sorry for the oversight, Mrs. Chris. Welcome to my humble bar; it is a great honor to have you here.”His reaction, and the ease with which he adapted, left me speechless for a moment. But I quickly recovered and replied, “Thank you.”He finally turned to Chris. “Can we now go to my office, my lord?”Chris grinned. “Naturally.”He rose to his feet and was about to walk away when he turned back to me. “Come with us.”For a moment, I did not know what to do. I looked at the big boss’s face and saw it darken, though he quickly forced a smile and said, “Pardon my manners, Mrs. Chris, please come with us.”I could tell he did not want me there, but my instincts kept screaming at me to follow them. So I walked behind them. I could feel eyes sizing me up, but I kept looking ahead, pretending not to notice.With every step we took, I heard the big boss say to Chris, “I never expected you to actually fa
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